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Protagonist Interview Questions

The questions to prepare for Protagonist interviews, across all roles. Questions from real interview reports rank first. Updated weekly.

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Machine LearningStart here. 4 questions · ~32 min
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Metrics7 questions · ~57 min
Using Metrics to Drive DecisionsEasy

Explain how you used a KPI and supporting metrics to diagnose a product issue and make a concrete product decision.

Funnel AnalysisKPIsLeading IndicatorsProtagonist
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Execution7 questions · ~57 min
Balancing Speed Quality and ScopeHard

Describe a time you had to choose between speed, quality, and scope, and how you aligned stakeholders around the trade-off.

Trade-offsRisk AssessmentScope ManagementProtagonist
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A/B Testing & Experimentation6 questions · ~49 min
Pitfalls in Streaming Experiment AnalysisHard

Identify major online experiment pitfalls and explain how they can bias results in a streaming product A/B test.

Network InterferenceNovelty EffectSample Ratio MismatchProtagonist
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Product Sense7 questions · ~57 min
Assess Feedback for Product ImprovementsEasy

Framework for evaluating customer feedback and turning it into prioritized product improvements.

User ResearchUser NeedsPain PointsProtagonist
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SQL & Data Manipulation3 questions + 3 drills · ~54 min
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More topics16 questions · ~130 min
Choosing Classification Evaluation MetricsEasy

Explain which classification metrics to use and how metric choice depends on the business objective and error tradeoffs.

PrecisionAccuracyRecallProtagonist
Production Pipeline Quality MonitoringMedium

Approach for adding data quality checks, observability, and production monitoring to a data pipeline.

Data QualitymonitoringobservabilityProtagonist
Interpreting Significance in ExperimentsMedium

Explain statistical significance in experiments and how p-values and confidence intervals guide interpretation.

Confidence IntervalsStatistical SignificanceP-ValuesProtagonist
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