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How do you handle model underperformance after deployment?

Look for evaluation metrics, dataset drift analysis, and retraining procedures.

Describe a time when your model delivered unexpected results. What did you do?

Expect answers involving debugging data preprocessing, feature leakage, or labeling inconsistencies.

How do you troubleshoot training instability or loss divergence?

Look for learning rate tuning, architecture adjustments, or gradient clipping.

What’s your approach when data for a critical feature is missing or corrupted?

Expect imputation strategies, feature elimination, or data reconstruction using proxies.

How do you balance model complexity with interpretability?

Expect experience with interpretable ML models or tools like SHAP, LIME, and stakeholder-driven choices.

Tell me about a time a model you built failed in production.

Expect details on investigation, retraining, and communication with impacted teams.

How do you handle conflicting feedback from stakeholders on model outputs?

Expect prioritization strategies, data-backed communication, and iterative updates.

Describe a collaborative project where you had to integrate with engineering or product teams.

Look for examples of teamwork, shared timelines, and handoff practices.

How do you stay motivated when model training yields minimal improvement?

Expect signs of resilience, hypothesis reformulation, and long-term problem-solving mentality.

What’s an example of a difficult decision you made when building a pipeline?

Expect trade-offs involving scalability, latency, or interpretability, and rationale shared clearly.

• Weak grasp of model evaluation techniques
• Failure to validate data preprocessing pipelines
• Minimal exposure to production ML workflows
• Lack of reproducibility in experiments
• Dismissive of ethical or bias concerns