Paytm
Practice questions for the skills this job lists, plus common questions for any interview. These are for practice: we don’t know the employer’s actual questions.
What is the difference between a list and a tuple, and when would you use each?
Python
How do generators work, and why would you use one over a list?
Python
Write a query for the second-highest salary in each department.
SQL
Explain the difference between INNER, LEFT and FULL joins with an example.
SQL
How do you detect and handle overfitting?
Machine learning
Explain precision and recall, and when you'd optimise for each.
Machine learning
A key metric dropped 20% yesterday. How do you investigate?
Data analysis
How would you design an A/B test for a new feature, and how long would you run it?
Data analysis
What do you know about Paytm's products and customers?
Paytm
Tell me about yourself in two minutes, focused on this role.
About you
Why this company, and why this role?
About you
Tell me about a time you disagreed with a teammate. What happened?
About you
Describe a time you failed or missed a deadline, and what you changed afterwards.
About you