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Koalafi Data Scientist Interview Questions

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Machine LearningStart here. 3 questions · ~26 min
Handle Highly Imbalanced ClassesMedium

Build a classifier for a highly imbalanced dataset and choose training and evaluation methods that surface rare positives.

Cross-ValidationFeature EngineeringSupervised LearningKoalafi
Ensembling AUROC 0.5 ModelsHard

Evaluates understanding of AUROC meaning and whether ensembling can improve performance from random baselines.

Ensemble MethodsModel EvaluationKoalafi
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Product Sense3 questions · ~26 min
Pricing Structure for New Merchant ProductMedium

Tests product and data judgment for pricing decisions tied to merchant-level risk and demand at Koalafi.

data pointsPricing StrategyKoalafi
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Behavioral & Leadership6 questions · ~52 min
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More topics8 questions · ~69 min
Python Objects and ClassesMedium

Tests foundational Python knowledge for writing and reasoning about data science code.

pythonKoalafi
Rolling 30-Day Default Rate SQLHard
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Calculate each Koalafi customer's monthly rolling 30-day default rate with PostgreSQL window functions.

Window FunctionsDate Functionsnull handlingKoalafi
Default Probability With Payment HistoryMedium

Tests conditional probability reasoning for default risk changes in Koalafi lending decisions.

probabilityConditional ProbabilityKoalafi
Designing Product Metrics and Leading IndicatorsMedium

Tests metric design and selection of leading indicators for early warning of default risk at Koalafi.

product metricsKPILeading IndicatorsKoalafi
A/B Test for Underwriting AlgorithmHard

Tests experimental setup and power/significance calculations for Koalafi underwriting algorithm evaluation.

Statistical SignificanceSample SizeKoalafi
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