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Data Engineer Interview Experience

Meta·Mid Level / L4
Result
Got offer
Interview date
2 years ago
Timespan
5 weeks
Difficulty
Difficult

Interview process

The process was overall good, recruiter provided lots of advice and pointers for what to study. The biggest challenege is the pressure and time crunch on making sure you can answer everything but maintaining accuracy.

  • Recruiter screen
  • Technical interview
  • Final round

Interview tips

Make sure to put yourself in real interview scenarios. Do Leetcode timed, and have someone mock interview you under pressure.

Company culture

Compensation is key, everyone wants to make money. You dont know your exact team untill after offer as you go through team match process. May be different for specific role hires in specialized teams.

Questions asked

Specific questions asked

Product oriented design data model for X. Focus on streaming using Python.

How would you query against the data model?

How would you handle a high volume of JSON inputs?

How would you model the data?

Progressive SQL questions.

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