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Etsy Applied Scientist Interview Questions

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Machine LearningStart here. 8 questions · ~71 min
Experience with ML TechniquesEasy

Describe your hands-on experience applying supervised learning, feature engineering, and model evaluation in real projects.

Cross-ValidationFeature EngineeringSupervised LearningEtsy
Optimizing Model PerformanceMedium

Explain how to improve model performance using validation, regularization, and tuning while protecting generalization.

Hyperparameter TuningCross-ValidationBias-Variance TradeoffEtsy
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System Design5 questions · ~44 min
Deploy a Personalized Ranking ModelMedium

Design a production deployment path for a personalized ranking model, with serving, feature consistency, drift handling, and experiment driven rollout.

InfrastructureFeature DriftModel ServingEtsy
Design a Personalized Product RecommenderHard

Design an end-to-end product recommendation system for a large e-commerce marketplace with strict latency and freshness needs.

Feature StoreFeature DriftModel ServingEtsy
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Coding4 questions · ~35 min
Python ML Algorithm ImplementationMedium

Tests your ability to translate a machine learning idea into correct Python code.

Hash TablesArraysSortingEtsy
Optimizing Code PerformanceMedium

Tests your ability to profile, identify bottlenecks, and apply performance improvements safely.

Hash TablesArraysSortingEtsy
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Behavioral & Leadership6 questions · ~53 min
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More topics2 questions · ~18 min
Choose Offline and Online Metrics for EtsyMedium

Tests your ability to connect model quality to user impact and run rigorous validation for Etsy.

PrecisionAUC-ROCRecallEtsy
Model Performance MetricsEasy

Tests ability to choose appropriate evaluation metrics for different modeling goals.

PrecisionAccuracyRecallEtsy
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