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SQL & Data ManipulationStart here. 6 questions + 2 drills · ~70 min
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Metrics6 questions · ~50 min
Diagnose a Metric Drop After LaunchMedium

Investigate why a key KPI moved the wrong way after a product change and separate signal from noise.

Lagging IndicatorsLeading IndicatorsDiagnosisMSD
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Execution6 questions · ~50 min
Disagreeing on Safety-Critical TradeoffsEasy
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Describe how you handled a disagreement with an engineer or safety expert when the decision involved delivery pressure and safety tradeoffs.

Trade-offsRisk AssessmentScope ManagementMSD
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Pipelines5 questions · ~42 min
Data Quality and Schema EvolutionMedium

Approach for handling schema changes and data quality checks in a high-volume data lake pipeline.

schema evolutionData ModelingQualityMSD
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Machine Learning5 questions · ~42 min
Bias-Variance Tradeoff in PracticeMedium

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

Cross-ValidationBias-Variance TradeoffRegularizationMSD
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Coding6 questions · ~50 min
Java OOP Principles ExplainedEasy
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Explain the four core OOP principles in Java with examples of classes, inheritance, abstraction, and polymorphism.

RecursionHash TablesStringsMSD
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More topics16 questions · ~134 min
A/B Test for Email CampaignMedium

Design and analyze an A/B test for a new email campaign, including metrics, power, guardrails, and common experiment risks.

email campaignAnalysisA/B TestingMSD
Working Capital Across Three StatementsMedium

Explain how working capital changes flow through the income statement, cash flow statement, and balance sheet.

Financial Statementsworking capitalcash flowMSD
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