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Guidewire Data Scientist Interview Questions

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

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Machine LearningStart here. 16 questions · ~131 min
Supervised vs Unsupervised LearningEasy

Explain how supervised and unsupervised learning differ, and ground the distinction in a practical ML example.

Unsupervised LearningFeature EngineeringBias-Variance TradeoffGuidewire
Bias-Variance Tradeoff in PracticeMedium

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

Cross-ValidationBias-Variance TradeoffRegularizationGuidewire
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Statistics & Probability17 questions · ~139 min
Power Analysis for Experiment PlanningMedium

Reason about power analysis when planning an experiment and choosing sample size.

ExperimentationPower AnalysisSample SizeGuidewire
Sample Size and Power PlanningMedium

Reason about sample size, power, and minimum detectable effect before launching an experiment.

Hypothesis TestingPower AnalysisSample SizeGuidewire
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Model Evaluation12 questions · ~98 min
Choose a Classification ThresholdMedium

Choose a decision threshold for a classifier using precision, recall, calibration, and confusion matrix tradeoffs.

Confusion MatrixPrecisionThreshold TuningGuidewire
Explain Cross-Validation in Model SelectionEasy

Explain what cross-validation is and why it matters when choosing between models.

Cross-ValidationAccuracyThreshold TuningGuidewire
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Product Sense3 questions · ~24 min
Guidewire Culture and StyleEasy

Tests understanding of team norms and how you fit into Guidewire's way of working.

User ResearchUser NeedsProduct VisionGuidewire
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More topics2 questions · ~16 min
Handling Missing DataHard

Tests data quality handling and correct treatment of missingness.

Window FunctionsData WranglingCTEsGuidewire
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Hands-on SQL practiceWrite and run real queries in the editor. 3 drills · ~30 min
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