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SQL & Data ManipulationStart here. 3 questions + 2 drills · ~48 min
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Coding4 questions · ~37 min
Flatten Nested Integer ListEasy
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Flatten an arbitrarily nested list of integers using recursion or an explicit stack while preserving order.

RecursionStackArraysScale
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Execution4 questions · ~37 min
Plan a Phased Operations RolloutMedium

Plan a phased rollout for a new operational initiative with clear stages, success criteria, and risk controls.

Launch Planningphased rolloutsProject ManagementScale
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Metrics4 questions · ~37 min
Design an Operations KPI HierarchyMedium

Build a KPI hierarchy that links frontline operational signals to business outcomes and supports better decisions.

operational metricsperformance measurementkpi hierarchyScale
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System Design4 questions · ~37 min
Design an LLM Serving PlatformHard

Design an LLM serving system that balances latency, cost, scalability, and safety for production traffic.

Cold StartFeature StoreModel ServingScale
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Machine Learning4 questions · ~37 min
Handle Highly Imbalanced ClassesMedium

Build a classifier for a highly imbalanced dataset and choose training and evaluation methods that surface rare positives.

Cross-ValidationFeature EngineeringSupervised LearningScale
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More topics27 questions · ~251 min
Define Feature Success MetricsMedium

Framework for choosing a feature's primary success metric and guardrails before launch.

MetricsFeature PrioritizationProduct VisionScale
Test Retention Lift from New FeatureHard

Design an experiment to determine whether a new product feature causes a meaningful retention lift without harming key guardrail metrics.

ExperimentationGuardrail MetricsA/B TestingScale
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