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Chewy Research Scientist Interview Questions

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Machine LearningStart here. 8 questions · ~70 min
Heuristics vs Exact SolversMedium

Tests decision-making about solver choice under performance and optimality constraints.

optimizationChewy
Build a Customer Churn ModelHard

Build a churn prediction model for a subscription wellness business using behavioral, billing, and engagement data.

Cross-ValidationFeature EngineeringSupervised LearningChewy
Cold Start for New CategoriesHard

Tests strategies for forecasting with limited history for new Chewy categories.

ForecastingFeature EngineeringCold StartChewy
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Coding6 questions · ~53 min
Network Flow for Shipping DeadlinesHard

Tests ability to map logistics constraints to network flow formulations.

GraphsoptimizationChewy
Inventory Placement Integer ProgrammingHard

Tests ability to model and solve inventory placement optimization problems.

Data StructuresAlgorithmsoptimizationChewy
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Behavioral & Leadership4 questions · ~35 min
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More topics3 questions · ~26 min
Statistics and Math FoundationsMedium

Evaluates your statistical and mathematical foundations relevant to research work.

domain knowledgeChewy
Forecast Metrics to Business KPIsMedium

Tests ability to connect model evaluation metrics to operational business outcomes.

ForecastingModel MetricsChewy
Delivery Time vs Shipping Cost Trade-offMedium

Tests ability to formulate and reason about multi-objective logistics decisions.

tradeoffsbusiness strategysolution designChewy

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