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Xero Data Scientist Interview Questions

The questions to prepare for a Xero Data Scientist interview. Questions from real interview reports rank first. Updated weekly.

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A/B Testing & ExperimentationStart here. 6 questions · ~48 min
Design Test for Novelty and SpilloversHard

Design an experiment that accounts for novelty effects and network spillovers before deciding whether to ship.

Network InterferenceExperimentationNovelty EffectXero
Sample Size and Experiment DurationMedium

Tests your understanding of power, variance, and practical constraints when planning experiments.

experiment designMDESample SizeXero
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Machine Learning6 questions · ~48 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 LearningXero
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SQL & Data Manipulation5 questions + 3 drills · ~70 min
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Product Sense3 questions · ~24 min
Automated Improvements for Transaction CategorizationMedium

Tests your ability to design feedback loops and data-driven iteration for an AI product feature.

Feature Prioritizationuser valuecontinuous improvementXero
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Behavioral & Leadership21 questions · ~168 min
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More topics3 questions · ~24 min
Parse Nested Invoice JSON in PythonMedium

Tests your ability to write maintainable Python for transforming nested JSON data.

data integrationtransformationsjson parsingXero
Statistical and Practical SignificanceMedium

Tests your ability to interpret experiment results using both statistical and business-relevant effect sizes.

Confidence IntervalsStatistical SignificanceP-ValuesXero
Diagnosing a Drop in Product MetricsMedium

Tests your ability to build diagnostic analytics and drive investigation from signals to causes.

Leading IndicatorsDiagnosiskpi hierarchyXero
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