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Google Applied Scientist Interview Questions

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CodingStart here. 4 questions · ~45 min
Reconstruct Binary Tree TraversalsMedium
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Rebuild a binary tree from preorder and inorder traversals using recursion and an index map in O(n) time.

RecursionArraysTreesGoogle
Compute AUROC from PredictionsMedium
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Compute AUROC from binary labels and predicted probabilities by sorting scores and integrating the ROC curve.

MathArraysSortingGoogle
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Machine Learning4 questions · ~45 min
Vanishing Gradients in Deep NetworksMedium
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Explain vanishing gradients in deep networks and how residual connections, batch normalization, and activation choice improve training.

Neural NetworksDeep LearningGradient DescentGoogle
Extreme Imbalance in Binary ClassificationMedium

Handle severe class imbalance in a binary deep learning model using sampling, weighted losses, and the right evaluation metrics.

Hyperparameter TuningDeep LearningClass ImbalanceGoogle
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System Design3 questions · ~34 min
Design a Short-Video Retention RecommenderHard
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Design a short-video recommendation system that balances immediate engagement with long-term retention in a personalized feed.

ML RankingRetrievalRecommendation SystemsGoogle
Design a Query Autocomplete SystemHard

Design a deep learning based query autocomplete system with real-time retrieval, ranking, training pipelines, and low-latency serving.

Feature StoreRetrievalModel ServingGoogle
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Statistics & Probability5 questions · ~57 min
Central Limit Theorem LimitsMedium
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Explain the Central Limit Theorem, its assumptions, and when normal approximations break down in practice.

DistributionsCentral Limit TheoremExpected ValueGoogle
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More topics1 question · ~11 min
Explain Transformer Self-AttentionHard

Explain how transformer self-attention works, including its role in sequence modeling and why it scales better than RNNs.

Neural NetworksLanguage ModelsDeep LearningGoogle
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