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Microsoft Data Scientist interview: modeling and experiment design

MicrosoftData Scientist · Technical Screen · Jul 2026

The loop was intense and technically demanding, with work that felt closer to real modeling than trivia. After a recruiter-style step, I discussed an ML project and the trade-offs in evaluating it. We focused on classification with asymmetric costs, and I explained SHAP in the context of what I'd built. I was surprised to get a precision-and-recall question very close to one I'd practiced. Later…

Shared by a candidate · reported Jul 2026. Interview formats change; use it as a guide, not a script.