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Databricks Data Scientist Interview Questions

The questions to prepare for a Databricks Data Scientist interview. Questions from real interview reports rank first. Updated daily.

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A/B Testing & ExperimentationStart here. 5 questions · ~45 min
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SQL & Data Manipulation8 questions · ~72 min
7-Day Rolling Active UsersMedium
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Compute daily active users and a 7-day rolling average using a CTE, distinct counts, and window functions.

Window FunctionsDate FunctionsRunning TotalsDatabricks
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Statistics & Probability6 questions · ~54 min
Mean and Variance of DataEasy

Compute the mean and variance of a numeric dataset from first principles.

DistributionsVarianceExpected ValueDatabricks
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Machine Learning5 questions · ~45 min
Overfitting and Generalization ControlEasy

Explain overfitting in supervised learning and the main techniques used to improve generalization.

Cross-ValidationBias-Variance TradeoffRegularizationDatabricks
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Model Evaluation4 questions · ~36 min
Evaluating Imbalanced Classification ModelsMedium

Explain how to evaluate a classifier on imbalanced data, with focus on metrics that are more informative than accuracy.

F1 ScorePrecisionRecallDatabricks
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Metrics3 questions · ~27 min
Diagnose a Conversion DropHard

Investigate whether a conversion drop came from product friction, traffic mix, or an experiment artifact.

Funnel AnalysisConversion RateDiagnosisDatabricks
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More topics19 questions · ~172 min
Design an End-to-End Data PipelineMedium

Approach for designing an end-to-end data pipeline from ingestion through transformation, storage, and downstream consumption.

data pipelinedesigningestionDatabricks
Design a Real-Time ML Feature StoreHard

Design a shared feature store for training and low-latency inference across many ML systems with strict freshness and consistency needs.

Feature StoreFeature DriftModel ServingDatabricks
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