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Upstart Research Scientist Interview Questions

The questions to prepare for a Upstart Research Scientist interview. Questions from real interview reports rank first. Updated daily.

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CodingStart here. 8 questions · ~87 min
Triangle Counting CombinationsMedium
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Count index triplets that form valid triangles using sorting and a two-pointer scan in O(n²) time.

AlgorithmsUpstart
Markov Chains and Steady StateMedium
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Simulate an Upstart state-transition model and compute its stationary distribution using iterative matrix multiplication.

Basic AlgorithmsMatrixpythonUpstart
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Model Evaluation3 questions · ~32 min
Evaluate Model Bias RigorouslyMedium

Approach for evaluating whether a model is biased, including fairness metrics and statistical tests for group disparities.

PrecisionAccuracyRecallUpstart
Model Selection ProcessHard

Explain how to select a predictive model and validate it using appropriate metrics, checks, and error analysis.

Evaluation Techniquesmodel selectionModel MetricsUpstart
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Machine Learning7 questions · ~76 min
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 ImbalanceUpstart
Bias Variance TradeoffHard

Use polynomial regression and cross-validation to demonstrate how model complexity changes bias, variance, and generalization error.

model selectionBias-Variance Tradeoffmodel validationUpstart
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Statistics & Probability8 questions · ~87 min
Probability and Statistics FoundationsMedium

Explain and calculate a confidence interval for a population mean using the Student t distribution.

DistributionsConfidence Intervalsstatistics fundamentalsUpstart
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Behavioral & Leadership12 questions · ~130 min
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More topics1 question · ~11 min
Time Complexity and OptimizationMedium

Analyze time and space complexity, then justify algorithmic and data-structure changes that reduce runtime.

cpu utilizationtime complexitytechnical fundamentalsUpstart
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