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FICO Data Scientist Interview Questions

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Model EvaluationStart here. 3 questions · ~24 min
Evaluate Classification Model PerformanceEasy

Explain a practical framework for evaluating an AI model using core classification metrics and error analysis.

Confusion MatrixPrecisionAUC-ROCFICO
Evaluating a Classification ModelEasy

Tests ability to select and interpret classification metrics and validation strategy.

PrecisionAccuracyRecallFICO
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Pipelines4 questions · ~32 min
Fraud Detection Batch vs StreamingMedium

Design a fraud pipeline that compares batch, streaming, and hybrid architectures for 120K tx/sec with sub-300 ms decisions and reconciled hourly tables.

Stream ProcessingETLBatch ProcessingFICO
Scaling ML Pipelines in ProductionMedium

Approach for scaling production ML pipelines across training, deployment, and monitoring.

InfrastructuremonitoringQualityFICO
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Machine Learning14 questions · ~112 min
Explain Random ForestsEasy

Explain how random forests work, why they reduce variance, and when they are a good choice.

Cross-ValidationEnsemble MethodsDecision TreesFICO
Bias-Variance Tradeoff in PracticeMedium

Explain the bias-variance tradeoff and how it guides model choice, regularization, and generalization performance.

Cross-ValidationBias-Variance TradeoffRegularizationFICO
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More topics4 questions · ~32 min
Modeling Bounded DataMedium

Assesses knowledge of probability distributions for bounded variables and correct model selection.

DistributionsmodelingFICO
Predicting Customer ChurnMedium

Tests end-to-end modeling approach and metric alignment for churn prediction.

Funnel AnalysisChurnDiagnosisFICO
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