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Zillow Applied Scientist Interview Questions

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Machine LearningStart here. 7 questions · ~70 min
Extreme Imbalance in Binary ClassificationMedium
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Handle severe class imbalance in a binary deep learning model using sampling, weighted losses, and the right evaluation metrics.

Hyperparameter TuningDeep LearningClass ImbalanceZillow
L1 vs L2 RegularizationMedium
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Explain how L1 and L2 regularization differ geometrically and probabilistically, grounded in a practical supervised learning example.

Feature EngineeringRegularizationSupervised LearningZillow
Vision Transformers vs CNNHard
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Explain Vision Transformers vs CNNs, and how overfitting and linear regression fit into that comparison.

system designoverfittingZillow
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Coding5 questions · ~50 min
Numpy BenefitsEasy
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Return a concise explanation of why NumPy is useful for numeric array processing.

CodingnumpyArraysZillow
Spark/Pandas Feature Engineering Memory FixMedium
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Optimize categorical feature encoding to avoid memory blowups from high-cardinality values.

ArraysData StructuressparkZillow
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System Design6 questions · ~60 min
Zillow Home Recommendation EngineHard
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Design a Zillow home recommender with retrieval, ranking, and offline plus online evaluation at scale.

ML RankingFeature StoreFeature DriftZillow
Cluster Similar Properties With ImagesHard
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Design a Zillow system that clusters similar homes in one geographic region using structured listing data and property images.

ClusteringFeature StoreDeep LearningZillow
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Behavioral & Leadership8 questions · ~80 min
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More topics1 question · ~10 min
Seasonality EstimationMedium
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Estimate seasonality from repeated time periods using a simple seasonal index based on averages.

Estimationstatistics fundamentalsseasonalityZillow
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