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Impact Data Scientist Interview Questions

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A/B Testing & ExperimentationStart here. 7 questions · ~61 min
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System Design5 questions · ~43 min
Design a Cold-Start Feed RankerMedium

Design a personalized feed ranking system that handles new users and new content under tight latency at large scale.

Cold StartFeature StoreRetrievalImpact
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Statistics & Probability6 questions · ~52 min
Testing a Conversion Rate DropMedium

Explain how to test whether an observed 5% conversion rate drop is statistically significant in an experiment or before-after comparison.

Hypothesis TestingData AnalysisStatistical SignificanceImpact
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Machine Learning5 questions · ~43 min
Collaborative vs Content-Based FilteringMedium

Tests understanding of core recommendation approaches and when each is appropriate.

Recommendation SystemsImpact
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Product Sense4 questions · ~35 min
Diagnosing Creator Discovery Usage DropMedium

Assesses approach to troubleshooting engagement declines in a product tool.

DiagnosisImpact
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Behavioral & Leadership11 questions · ~95 min
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More topics4 questions · ~35 min
SQL Top 3 Per CountryMedium
Practice

Rank users by total revenue within each country and return the top three ranked users per country.

Window FunctionsData ManipulationRankingImpact
Product Metrics for Ads and RecsMedium

Tests metric design, causal thinking, and alignment between model outputs and business outcomes.

KPIbusiness impactImpact
SQL Conversion Rate with Rolling AverageMedium
Practice

Calculate monthly channel conversion rates and rolling three-month averages with PostgreSQL aggregations and window functions.

Window FunctionsLag/LeadDate FunctionsImpact
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