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Duolingo Data Scientist Interview Questions

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

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A/B Testing & ExperimentationStart here. 3 questions · ~27 min
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SQL & Data Manipulation9 questions · ~80 min
Compare Weekly User Activity TrendsMedium
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Aggregate user activity by week, then use LAG to compare sessions and watch time versus the prior active week.

Window FunctionsLag/LeadDate FunctionsDuolingo
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Metrics3 questions · ~27 min
Diagnose Conversion Drop Post LaunchMedium

Diagnose why conversion fell from 4.8% to 3.1% after a launch by breaking the metric across funnel steps, cohorts, and segments.

Funnel AnalysisConversion RateDiagnosisDuolingo
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Machine Learning5 questions · ~45 min
Unsubscribe Predictors for DuolingoHard

Assesses feature selection, modeling strategy, and validation for churn and unsubscribe risk at Duolingo.

Duolingo
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Statistics & Probability3 questions · ~27 min
Methods for Engagement AnalysisMedium

Tests statistical toolkit selection for behavioral metrics and causal or correlational reasoning.

Hypothesis TestingStatistical SignificanceA/B TestingDuolingo
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Behavioral & Leadership11 questions · ~98 min
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More topics5 questions · ~45 min
Evaluate Learning Feature ImpactMedium

Tests causal thinking, metric tradeoff handling, and robust evaluation strategy for product changes.

PrecisionAccuracyRecallDuolingo
ETL Pipeline With BackfillHard

Tests data engineering design for reliability, correctness, and operational handling of late events.

ETLBatch ProcessingOrchestrationDuolingo
User Focus and Educational ImpactEasy

Tests how you connect analytics and modeling decisions to user learning outcomes.

User ResearchUser NeedsProduct VisionDuolingo
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