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Navan Data Scientist Interview Questions

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

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SQL & Data ManipulationStart here. 4 questions + 1 drill · ~45 min
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System Design3 questions · ~26 min
Design Cold Start RecommendationsHard

Design a recommendation system strategy for new users and new items when interaction history is sparse or missing.

Cold StartFeature StoreRecommendation SystemsNavan
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A/B Testing & Experimentation5 questions · ~44 min
Design Test for Novelty and SpilloversHard

Design an experiment that accounts for novelty effects and network spillovers before deciding whether to ship.

Network InterferenceExperimentationNovelty EffectNavan
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Statistics & Probability5 questions · ~44 min
Evaluating Observed Lift SignificanceMedium

Explain how to test whether an observed experiment lift is real using hypothesis testing, p-values, and confidence intervals.

Confidence IntervalsStatistical SignificanceP-ValuesNavan
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Product Sense3 questions · ~26 min
Prioritize User Problems with DataMedium

Framework for using product data to identify and prioritize the user problem that should be solved first.

Feature PrioritizationUser NeedsPain PointsNavan
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Metrics4 questions · ~35 min
Diagnose Funnel Drop-OffMedium

Analyze where users drop off in a product funnel and identify the biggest conversion leak.

AARRR FrameworkFunnel AnalysisConversion RateNavan
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More topics19 questions · ~166 min
Evaluate Precision and Recall TradeoffsMedium

Assess precision and recall for a model and explain how the threshold changes the tradeoff.

F1 ScorePrecisionRecallNavan
Data Quality in ETL PipelinesEasy

Approach for maintaining data quality and integrity across ETL pipelines.

IdempotencyData ModelingQualityNavan
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