Smartsheet interview questions
41 questions for Smartsheet: 39 reported at Smartsheet and 2 typical for the role.
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List last refreshed Oct 31, 2026.
- 2nd Highest Salary
- A/B Test Significance
- Analyze User Activity in Smartsheet (find unique users daily, then rank days by rolling 7-day unique user sum).
- Are you familiar and comfortable with the resource requirements (equipment/tools/software)? Please assess your skill level and describe the most complex work previously completed with these tools.
- As you walk us through your resume, highlight key experiences that demonstrate your strengths in relation to this position.
- Bayesian Probability
- Calculate Cohort Retention
- Calculate monthly average subscription upgrades for each subscription type.
- Calculate Moving Average
- Can you explain the difference between a self-join and a window function when calculating user activity sequences?
- Clean Missing Data
- Count of Active Users in the Last Seven Days (count distinct active users who logged in in the last seven days, excluding today).
- Describe a situation where you disagreed with a product manager regarding the interpretation of data; how did you resolve it?
- Describe a task or project completed as part of a team – describe your role and any challenges.
- Describe an instance of overcoming a problem and what was learned from this experience.
- Describe your experience directly related to the position: accomplishments, strengths, improvements.
- Describe your experience indirectly related to the position – how does this experience make you a good candidate?
- Do you have experience working alone or as part of a team? How have others been affected by your work?
- Feature Importance Analysis
- How are LEAD() and LAG() similar, and how are they different?
- How do you determine if a dataset is normally distributed?
- How do you make decisions when prioritizing tasks?
- How does this role fit your long-term career goals?
- How would you use SQL window functions to calculate a rolling 30-day retention rate for our users?
- Identify Power Users of SmartSheet (defined as users creating ten or more distinct projects in a month, given `users` and `projects` tables).
- If you have ever made a decision that did not work out, what have you learned from it?
- Neural Network Architecture
- Optimize Query Performance
- Please tell me about an experience where you failed on the job.
- Predict Customer Churn
- Recommend Similar Products
- Swap Variables (given a dictionary with two integer keys 'a' and 'b', swap their values without declaring other variables).
- Tell me about a time when you helped mentor a new joiner.
- Tell me about a time you had to explain a complex technical model to a non-technical stakeholder.
- What attracted you to this career opportunity?
- What would you like to gain from the position of Data Scientist at Smartsheet - what are some of your key goals?
- Whenever a scheduled meeting takes place, a coworker constantly shows up late. What would you do in this case?
- Why have you chosen to apply to Smartsheet?
- Your most impressive project - tell me about it.
- Coding problems focused on arrays, strings, and classic algorithmic patterns.
- High-level architecture problems with a strong emphasis on scalability, observability, and error handling.
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