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OpenAI Data Scientist Interview Questions

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

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SQL & Data ManipulationStart here. 9 questions · ~78 min
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A/B Testing & Experimentation9 questions · ~78 min
Measure Interference in Customer Change TestHard

Design an experiment when treatment spills across customers and contaminates the control group.

Network InterferenceSwitchback TestsA/B TestingOpenAI
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Product Sense11 questions · ~96 min
North-Star for Codex and GuardrailsMedium

Evaluates your ability to translate product goals into actionable metrics for AI developer experiences.

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Statistics & Probability9 questions · ~78 min
Use CUPED for Faster ExperimentsMedium

Evaluates your experimental design skills for reducing variance without sacrificing power.

experiment designCUPEDOpenAI
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Behavioral & Leadership5 questions · ~44 min
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More topics7 questions · ~61 min
Design a GPT-4 User-Facing ProductHard

Evaluates your product thinking and ability to translate an LLM capability into a coherent user experience.

product designOpenAI
Customer Acquisition Metrics LifecycleMedium

Assesses your understanding of acquisition funnel economics and how you model CAC over time.

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Why Calibration Plots Are NoisyMedium

Tests your ability to diagnose metric noise and instability in calibration evaluation.

CalibrationOpenAI
Classifier for Human DataMedium

Evaluates practical machine learning thinking for human-related data and feature/label considerations.

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