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Cohere Applied Scientist Interview Questions

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CodingStart here. 4 questions · ~39 min
KNN From ScratchHard
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Implement K-nearest neighbors from scratch to classify a Develop Health patient record using Euclidean distance and majority voting.

MathArraysSearchingCohere
Optimizing Sorting for Large DatasetsMedium

Explain how to choose and optimize sorting approaches for large datasets based on memory, data distribution, and stability requirements.

ArraysSortingGreedyCohere
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Machine Learning6 questions · ~59 min
Preprocessing Data With Missing ValuesMedium

Explain how to preprocess missing data for a supervised learning task without introducing leakage or degrading model quality.

Cross-ValidationFeature EngineeringSupervised LearningCohere
Prevent Overfitting in ML ModelsEasy

Explain how to reduce overfitting using regularization, validation, and model selection.

Cross-ValidationBias-Variance TradeoffRegularizationCohere
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System Design3 questions · ~29 min
Design Cold Start for RecommendationsHard

Design a recommendation system strategy for model cold start and new-user cold start, including serving, evaluation, and safe rollout.

Cold StartRetrievalTwo-Tower ModelsCohere
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Behavioral & Leadership7 questions · ~68 min
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More topics4 questions · ~39 min
Precision vs Recall TradeoffEasy

Explain the difference between precision and recall, and how each reflects a different type of classification error.

Evaluation TechniquesClassificationConfusion MatrixCohere
A/B Testing for Product FeaturesMedium

Explain how to design and evaluate an A/B test for a product feature, including metrics, MDE, sample size, and guardrails.

Hypothesis TestingStatistical SignificanceA/B TestingCohere
Designing for Data PrivacyMedium

Tests your ability to design privacy-preserving systems and handle sensitive data responsibly.

Stakeholder ManagementCommunicationOwnershipCohere
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