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Plangrid Applied Scientist Interview Questions

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Machine LearningStart here. 9 questions · ~84 min
L1 vs L2 RegularizationMedium

Explain how L1 and L2 regularization differ geometrically and probabilistically, grounded in a practical supervised learning example.

Feature EngineeringRegularizationSupervised LearningPlangrid
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System Design7 questions · ~66 min
Design Feature Drift Monitoring SystemHard

Design a production ranking system with robust feature drift monitoring across batch and real-time features at high QPS.

Feature StoreFeature DriftModel ServingPlangrid
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Behavioral & Leadership7 questions · ~66 min
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More topics11 questions · ~103 min
7-Day Rolling Active UsersMedium
Practice

Compute daily active users and a 7-day rolling average using a CTE, distinct counts, and window functions.

Window FunctionsDate FunctionsRunning TotalsPlangrid
Explain Transformer Self-AttentionHard

Explain how transformer self-attention works, including its role in sequence modeling and why it scales better than RNNs.

Neural NetworksLanguage ModelsDeep LearningPlangrid
Interpret a Confusion MatrixEasy

Explain what a confusion matrix shows and how to read it for precision and recall.

Confusion MatrixPrecisionAccuracyPlangrid
Odds Ratio in Linear RegressionMedium

Assesses statistical knowledge of effect measures and how they relate to regression modeling.

linear regressionPlangrid
IoU for Bounding BoxesMedium
Practice

Calculate intersection over union for two axis-aligned bounding boxes using coordinate geometry.

bounding boxesMathArraysPlangrid
Explain Model Choice ReasoningHard

Tests depth of ML understanding and ability to justify modeling decisions.

Decision MakingCommunicationtechnical experiencePlangrid
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