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Facebook Data Scientist Interview Questions

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

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A/B Testing & ExperimentationStart here. 4 questions · ~34 min
Design Reels Share-Sheet ExperimentEasy

Design a Facebook Reels share-sheet A/B test and explain Type I vs Type II errors through hypothesis, power, guardrails, and decision rules.

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Diagnose Novelty in UI TestEasy

Explain novelty effect in an A/B test and how it can make an early engagement lift look better than the long-term truth.

ExperimentationNovelty EffectFacebook
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SQL & Data Manipulation5 questions + 2 drills · ~63 min
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Metrics4 questions · ~34 min
Measure Success Rate for a New FeatureMedium

Assesses causal thinking and metric robustness when product scope changes.

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More topics8 questions · ~69 min
Why LoRA MattersMedium

Evaluates understanding of model adaptation techniques and when to apply them.

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Computing Z-Score by HandMedium

Assesses practical probability calculations and interpretation of standardized scores.

probabilityFacebook
Instagram Followers Case StudyMedium

Assesses product sense, metric selection, and structured problem solving.

case studyuser engagementFacebook
LeetCode-Style ML CodingMedium

Assesses problem-solving approach and coding fundamentals relevant to ML interviews.

CodingleetcodeFacebook
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