Applied Scientist Interview Questions

1,159 applied scientist interview questions shared by candidates

questions focused on practical machine learning skills. Topics include experience with LightGBM, neural networks, and handling large datasets. Advanced techniques like word embeddings and model evaluation methods, such as overfitting prevention and hyperparameter tuning, are discussed.
avatar

Applied Scientist Intern

Interviewed at Amazon

3.5
Sep 7, 2024

questions focused on practical machine learning skills. Topics include experience with LightGBM, neural networks, and handling large datasets. Advanced techniques like word embeddings and model evaluation methods, such as overfitting prevention and hyperparameter tuning, are discussed.

2 rounds of interviews: one ML theory an one code. The ML was Basic theory questions (e.g. advantage of using Relu, explain Bert). The coding was an easy problem ( remove all numbers equal to a given value from an Array, in linear time, in place)
avatar

Applied Scientist Intern

Interviewed at Amazon

3.5
May 14, 2022

2 rounds of interviews: one ML theory an one code. The ML was Basic theory questions (e.g. advantage of using Relu, explain Bert). The coding was an easy problem ( remove all numbers equal to a given value from an Array, in linear time, in place)

Viewing 421 - 430 interview questions

Glassdoor has 1,159 interview questions and reports from Applied scientist interviews. Prepare for your interview. Get hired. Love your job.