Explain approach and seek feedback effectively
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This question evaluates communication, leadership, and project-planning competencies for a Data Scientist role, concentrating on live-coding verbalization, requirement clarification, assumption articulation, feedback solicitation, and four-week internship planning and collaboration.
Etsy
Oct 13, 2025, 9:49 PM
Data Scientist
Technical Screen
Behavioral & Leadership
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Technical Screen: Communication in Live Coding and Internship Planning
Part 1 — Live Coding Communication
During a 20-minute live coding exercise followed by Q&A, how will you structure communication so the interviewer can follow your approach in real time? Address the following in order:
- Requirements clarification
- Explicit assumptions
- Constraints
- Option trade-offs
- Edge cases
- Minimal working solution
- Test cases
- Optimization
Provide:
- A concise script or checklist you would follow while coding.
- A specific past example where this approach changed the outcome.
Part 2 — Four-Week Intern Plan
As a summer intern with an advisor-like manager and weekly group meetings, propose a four-week plan that covers:
- Weekly goals and deliverables
- Demo cadence
- Risk tracking
- Collaboration when the project shifts from solo to multi-person
- How you will request feedback and resolve disagreements
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