Data Scientist Data Manipulation (SQL/Python) Interview Questions

Practice 550 real Data Manipulation (SQL/Python) interview questions for Data Scientist roles. From companies including Meta, Amazon, TikTok, Capital One, DoorDash.

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Meta
Medium
Data Scientist

Find posts with >60s unconnected viewing time

Context You work on a social app where users can view posts. A view can be from a connected user (viewer is friends/connected with the post author) or...

Data Manipulation (SQL/Python)
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1
58 people solved
Jul 28, 2025
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Citibank
Medium
Data Scientist

Write SQL for rolling default rates

Write a SQL query to compute 12‑month rolling default rates by customer segment. Assume table loans(month DATE, segment TEXT, defaults INT, accounts I...

Data Manipulation (SQL/Python)
0
0
4 people solved
Jul 26, 2025
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PayPal
Medium
Data Scientist

Clean and Analyze User Transactions with Python Functions

transactions +---------+---------------------+---------+ | user_id | trans_ts | amount | +---------+---------------------+---------+ | 11 ...

Data Manipulation (SQL/Python)
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0
416 people solved
Jul 12, 2025
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Pinterest
Medium
Data Scientist

Implement Binary Search for Policy Violation Logs

violations +--------+---------+---------------+ | pin_id | type | violation_date| +--------+---------+---------------+ | 0 | spam | 2022-01...

Data Manipulation (SQL/Python)
57
0
5 people solved
Jul 12, 2025
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TikTok
Medium
Data Scientist

Compute 7-Day Rolling Average of Unique Post Viewers

POST_VIEWS +---------+------------+---------+ | user_id | view_date | post_id | | 101 | 2023-08-01 | 10 | | 102 | 2023-08-01 | 11 |...

Data Manipulation (SQL/Python)
91
0
440 people solved
Jul 12, 2025
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Meta
Medium
Data Scientist

Analyze Hashtag Follow Behavior with SQL Queries

following_behavior +------------+---------+-----------+---------------+ | date | user_id | hashtag_id| hashtag_source| +------------+---------+-...

Data Manipulation (SQL/Python)
5
0
26 people solved
Jul 12, 2025
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Amazon
Medium
Data Scientist

Design Incremental Load Process for Large Relational Table

orders_daily_load +------------+-----------+-------------+--------+ | load_date | order_id | customer_id | amount | +------------+-----------+------...

Data Manipulation (SQL/Python)
86
0
213 people solved
Jul 12, 2025
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Amazon
Medium
Data Scientist

Identify SQL Joins and Correct Query Errors

Winner +----+-------+ | ID | Name | +----+-------+ | 1 | Alice | | 2 | Bob | | 3 | Carol | +----+-------+ ​ Loser +----+-------+ | ID | Name | ...

Data Manipulation (SQL/Python)
92
0
387 people solved
Jul 12, 2025
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OneMain Financial
Medium
Data Scientist

Count, Return, Find, and Select in SQL Queries

orders +----------+--------------+------------+--------+ | order_id | customer_id | order_date | amount | +----------+--------------+------------+---...

Data Manipulation (SQL/Python)
78
0
197 people solved
Jul 12, 2025
Meta logo
Meta
Medium
Data Scientist

Calculate French User Engagement and U.S. Call Duration

call_logs +---------+-----------+------------+---------+----------+ | caller | recipient | ds | call_id | duration | +---------+-----------+-...

Data Manipulation (SQL/Python)
79
0
377 people solved
Jul 12, 2025
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Google
Medium
Data Scientist

Sample and Simulate Price Adjustments in R with dplyr

Products +----+-----------+-------+ | id | product | price | | 1 | phone | 500 | | 2 | tablet | 300 | | 3 | laptop | 1000 | | 4 |...

Data Manipulation (SQL/Python)
74
0
171 people solved
Jul 12, 2025
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Capital One
Medium
Data Scientist

Determine Country with Most 'Sunny' Days

Weather +------------+------------+---------+ | country | date | weather | +------------+------------+---------+ | Spain | 2023-07-01 | ...

Data Manipulation (SQL/Python)
54
0
174 people solved
Jul 12, 2025
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Fannie Mae
Medium
Data Scientist

Understand SQL Aggregations and Joins: Key Differences Explained

Employees +----+--------+--------+---------+ | id | name | salary | dept_id | +----+--------+--------+---------+ | 1 | Alice | 70000 | 1 | ...

Data Manipulation (SQL/Python)
101
0
378 people solved
Jul 12, 2025
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TikTok
Medium
Data Scientist

Identify Top Discounts and Monitor Code Submissions

Products +------------+----------+-------+----------+ | product_id | category | price | discount | +------------+----------+-------+----------+ | 101 ...

Data Manipulation (SQL/Python)
69
0
269 people solved
Jul 12, 2025
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Point72
Medium
Data Scientist

List Departments with Student Counts Including Zero

Students +----+--------+---------+ | id | name | dept_id | +----+--------+---------+ | 1 | Alice | 1 | | 2 | Bob | 2 | | 3 | Caro...

Data Manipulation (SQL/Python)
82
0
133 people solved
Jul 12, 2025
Meta logo
Meta
Medium
Data Scientist

Analyze VR App Usage and Engagement Metrics

vr_usage +---------+------------+---------+------------+----------+ | user_id | date | app_id | session_id | duration | +---------+------------...

Data Manipulation (SQL/Python)
49
0
5 people solved
Jul 12, 2025
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Meta
Medium
Data Scientist

Analyze Conversation Engagement and Reaction Usage Effectively

messages +-----------+--------+----------+--------------+---------------------+ | messageid | sender | receiver | has_reaction | timestamp |...

Data Manipulation (SQL/Python)
173
3
404 people solved
Jul 12, 2025
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Meta
Medium
Data Scientist

Calculate Recent Post Views and Reactions for Social Media

info_stream_views +---------+-----------+--------------+----------+------------+ | post_id | viewer_id | relationship | duration | ds | +-----...

Data Manipulation (SQL/Python)
87
0
320 people solved
Jul 12, 2025
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Google
Medium
Data Scientist

Analyze User Flags and Review Outcomes for Moderation Prioritization

UserFlags +---------------+--------------+----------+---------+ | User_FirstName| User_LastName| Video_ID | Flag_ID | +---------------+--------------+...

Data Manipulation (SQL/Python)
100
0
343 people solved
Jul 12, 2025
Meta logo
Meta
Medium
Data Scientist

Analyze Recent User Engagement in Video Calls

calls +-----------+-----------+---------------------+---------+---------+ | caller_id | callee_id | call_start_timestamp| country | call_id | +-------...

Data Manipulation (SQL/Python)
83
0
259 people solved
Jul 12, 2025

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