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Nextdoor Data Scientist Interview Questions

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

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SQL & Data ManipulationStart here. 5 questions + 2 drills · ~61 min
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Product Sense8 questions · ~66 min
Prioritize Conversion vs Fraud ReductionMedium

Framework for deciding between a growth feature that lifts conversion and a risk feature that reduces fraud losses.

Trade-offsFeature PrioritizationValue PropositionNextdoor
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A/B Testing & Experimentation9 questions · ~74 min
Detect Interference in Ops ExperimentHard

Assess whether interference between nearby units could bias an operations experiment and how to test for it.

Network InterferenceExperimentationCausal InferenceNextdoor
Measure Long-Term Retention LiftHard

Design an experiment to tell whether a new feature improves true retention, not just short-term usage.

ExperimentationCausal InferenceGuardrail MetricsNextdoor
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Machine Learning9 questions · ~74 min
Extreme Imbalance in Fraud DetectionMedium

Handle rare positive labels in ad fraud detection with the right sampling, loss design, validation, and thresholding strategy.

Feature Engineeringmodel trainingClass ImbalanceNextdoor
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Metrics7 questions · ~58 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 IndicatorsDiagnosisNextdoor
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Statistics & Probability8 questions · ~66 min
Sample Size for Safety ExperimentHard

Tests power analysis skills for detecting small effects in safety and moderation experiments.

ExperimentationPower AnalysisSample SizeNextdoor
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More topics4 questions · ~33 min
Precision vs RecallMedium

Tests your ability to interpret classification metrics and reason about tradeoffs.

PrecisionRecallNextdoor
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