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BNY Data Scientist Interview Questions

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SQL & Data ManipulationStart here. 4 questions + 1 drill · ~45 min
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Machine Learning5 questions · ~44 min
Bagging vs Boosting ExplainedMedium

Explain how bagging and boosting differ, and identify a representative algorithm for each ensemble method.

Ensemble Methodsmodel trainingSupervised LearningBNY
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System Design6 questions · ~53 min
Design Feature Drift Monitoring SystemHard

Design a production ranking system with robust feature drift monitoring across batch and real-time features at high QPS.

Feature StoreFeature DriftModel ServingBNY
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Behavioral & Leadership11 questions · ~97 min
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More topics9 questions · ~79 min
Pitfalls in Streaming Experiment AnalysisHard

Identify major online experiment pitfalls and explain how they can bias results in a streaming product A/B test.

Network InterferenceNovelty EffectSample Ratio MismatchBNY
Explain Transformer Self-AttentionHard

Explain how transformer self-attention works, including its role in sequence modeling and why it scales better than RNNs.

Neural NetworksLanguage ModelsDeep LearningBNY
Conversion Lift Significance TestHard

Use a two-proportion z-test and confidence interval to determine whether an observed conversion lift is real or just sampling noise.

Confidence IntervalsStatistical SignificanceP-ValuesBNY
Diagnose KPI Drop After ReleaseMedium

Diagnose a post-release KPI drop by separating instrumentation issues from real behavior changes and tracing the problem through the metric hierarchy.

KPILeading IndicatorsDiagnosisBNY
Unsupervised Clustering EvaluationMedium

Tests your ability to design evaluation strategies for unsupervised ML without labeled data.

ClusteringEvaluation TechniquesModel MetricsBNY
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