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The Anomaly Detector

A hard Python mock interview question on DataDriven. Practice with AI-powered feedback, real code execution, and a hire/no-hire decision.

Domain
Python
Difficulty
hard
Seniority
staff

Interview Prompt

The alerting pipeline needs to flag metric readings that deviate sharply from recent history, without hard-coding thresholds for every service. Write a function that scans a time series and reports any value that strays too far from the rolling average of the preceding data points.

How This Interview Works

  1. Read the vague prompt (just like a real interview)
  2. Ask clarifying questions to the AI interviewer
  3. Write your python solution with real code execution
  4. Get instant feedback and a hire/no-hire decision