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PayPal Data Scientist Interview Questions

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SQL & Data ManipulationStart here. 11 questions · ~97 min
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Machine Learning10 questions · ~88 min
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Statistics & Probability7 questions · ~62 min
Evaluating Observed Lift SignificanceMedium
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Explain how to test whether an observed experiment lift is real using hypothesis testing, p-values, and confidence intervals.

Confidence IntervalsStatistical SignificanceP-ValuesPayPal
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A/B Testing & Experimentation6 questions · ~53 min
Design an A/B TestMedium
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Evaluates experimentation design and practical risk-aware measurement thinking.

experiment designPayPal
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Product Sense7 questions · ~62 min
Approach a Crypto ProductMedium
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Evaluates product sense and how you would translate product goals into data science thinking.

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Behavioral & Leadership3 questions · ~26 min
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More topics6 questions · ~53 min
Diagnose a Metric Drop After LaunchMedium
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Investigate why a key KPI moved the wrong way after a product change and separate signal from noise.

Lagging IndicatorsLeading IndicatorsDiagnosisPayPal
Explain LSTM, RNN, and LLM Fine-TuningHard
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Assesses understanding of sequence models and practical LLM fine-tuning concepts.

Fine-TuningPayPal
Understanding Confusion MatricesMedium
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Evaluates understanding of classification metrics and practical model evaluation.

evaluation metricsMachine LearningPayPal
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