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Sift Data Scientist Interview Questions

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SQL & Data ManipulationStart here. 4 questions · ~38 min
7-Day Rolling Active UsersMedium
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Compute daily active users and a 7-day rolling average using a CTE, distinct counts, and window functions.

Window FunctionsDate FunctionsRunning TotalsSift
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Behavioral & Leadership7 questions · ~67 min
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Extreme Imbalance in Fraud DetectionMedium

Handle rare positive labels in ad fraud detection with the right sampling, loss design, validation, and thresholding strategy.

Feature Engineeringmodel trainingClass ImbalanceSift
Diagnose KPI Drop After ReleaseMedium

Diagnose a post-release KPI drop by separating instrumentation issues from real behavior changes and tracing the problem through the metric hierarchy.

KPILeading IndicatorsDiagnosisSift
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 ServingSift
A/B Test for Risk ThresholdHard

Tests experimental design and analysis for risk-threshold changes in a fraud prevention product.

experiment designGuardrail Metricsprimary metricsSift
North Star Metric for Fraud PreventionMedium

Tests product sense and KPI design aligned to outcomes for digital trust and safety.

North Star MetricKPIsProduct VisionSift
Probability of False Positive AlertMedium

Tests Bayesian reasoning and probability calculations for interpreting fraud alert performance.

Bayesian ReasoningPrecisionConditional ProbabilitySift
Rolling Window Action FrequencyHard

Tests data structures and streaming-window reasoning for real-time digital trust and safety signals at Sift.

Stream ProcessingmonitoringData StructuresSift
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