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Fannie Mae Data Scientist Interview Questions

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Machine LearningStart here. 16 questions · ~128 min
Feature Engineering for RiskHard

Assesses practical feature engineering skills for improving risk model signal quality.

Feature Engineeringrisk modelingdomain knowledgeFannie Mae
Explain Credit Risk Model ClearlyEasy

Build and explain a binary classification model for loan default risk, balancing predictive performance with client-facing interpretability.

Cross-ValidationFeature EngineeringSupervised LearningFannie Mae
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Model Evaluation11 questions · ~88 min
Debug Production Model UnderperformanceHard

Approach for debugging a model that performs well in training but underperforms in production.

Confusion MatrixCalibrationThreshold TuningFannie Mae
Validate Real-World Model PerformanceHard

How to validate a model's real-world performance beyond offline metrics, with calibration and threshold decisions tied to production outcomes.

Cross-ValidationCalibrationAUC-ROCFannie Mae
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System Design3 questions · ~24 min
Anomaly Detection at ScaleHard

Assesses ability to design scalable anomaly detection approaches for high-volume transaction data.

scalable architectureanomaly detectiondata streamsFannie Mae
Predict Mortgage Default RatesHard

Evaluates end-to-end modeling approach for credit risk prediction in mortgage datasets.

credit riskrisk modelingFannie Mae
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Behavioral & Leadership17 questions · ~136 min
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More topics3 questions · ~24 min
Market Recovery Post-CrisisHard

Assesses product and analytical reasoning about macroeconomic recovery relevant to housing finance.

market analysisFannie Mae
Significance Testing MethodsMedium

Assesses statistical reasoning for distinguishing signal from noise.

Hypothesis TestingStatistical SignificanceP-ValuesFannie Mae
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