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Recent Data Engineer Interview Questions

Review this list of 160 Data Engineer interview questions and answers verified by hiring managers and candidates.
  • Anthropic logoAsked at Anthropic 
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  • Atlassian logoAsked at Atlassian 
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    Data Pipeline Design
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    Data Modeling
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  • LinkedIn logoAsked at LinkedIn 
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    Data Engineer
    Data Modeling
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    Data Pipeline Design
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    Data Pipeline Design
  • Databricks logoAsked at Databricks 
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    "ingestion, processing & storage layer to handle document processing client ->API gateway/entry point->object storage-> queue-> worker-> database data flow: client initiates document upload + status processing API gateway (upload endpoint: authenticates & authorizes request, creates pre-assigned url to upload document); status endpoint object storage - stores uploaded document unstructured data (images, pdfs, docx etc) via preassigned url Message queue to decouple ingestion from proc"

    Tracy M. - "ingestion, processing & storage layer to handle document processing client ->API gateway/entry point->object storage-> queue-> worker-> database data flow: client initiates document upload + status processing API gateway (upload endpoint: authenticates & authorizes request, creates pre-assigned url to upload document); status endpoint object storage - stores uploaded document unstructured data (images, pdfs, docx etc) via preassigned url Message queue to decouple ingestion from proc"See full answer

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    Data Pipeline Design
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  • "I recently led the development and implementation of a data analytics platform tailored for credit unions and mortgage companies, which was suffering from fragmented systems, inconsistent data fields across LOS platforms, and outdated reporting practices. Here's how I managed the full lifecycle: ✅ Initiation / Discovery Conducted executive interviews across five financial institutions to understand reporting and visibility gaps. Shadowed loan officers and underwriters"

    Simran S. - "I recently led the development and implementation of a data analytics platform tailored for credit unions and mortgage companies, which was suffering from fragmented systems, inconsistent data fields across LOS platforms, and outdated reporting practices. Here's how I managed the full lifecycle: ✅ Initiation / Discovery Conducted executive interviews across five financial institutions to understand reporting and visibility gaps. Shadowed loan officers and underwriters"See full answer

    Data Engineer
    Behavioral
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  • Meta logoAsked at Meta 
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    "with my worked experienced"

    Ritika Y. - "with my worked experienced"See full answer

    Data Engineer
    Behavioral
  • Microsoft logoAsked at Microsoft 
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    "SQL is structured query language."

    Rafia M. - "SQL is structured query language."See full answer

    Data Engineer
    SQL
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    "spark is general purpose in memory distributed data processing engine. It offers multiple language APIs to do your task. If we are leveraging python API, we call it pySpark"

    Narendra S. - "spark is general purpose in memory distributed data processing engine. It offers multiple language APIs to do your task. If we are leveraging python API, we call it pySpark"See full answer

    Data Engineer
    Data Modeling
  • "What do all data scientists need to know about how to work with very large datasets? 37 Follow Request Answer More All related (39) Recommended 📷 Corrin Lakeland · Follow , M.S. Data Science, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul (2018)6yData Science consultant and managerUpvoted by[Tom Halloin](https://www.quora"

    Hayatu H. - "What do all data scientists need to know about how to work with very large datasets? 37 Follow Request Answer More All related (39) Recommended 📷 Corrin Lakeland · Follow , M.S. Data Science, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul (2018)6yData Science consultant and managerUpvoted by[Tom Halloin](https://www.quora"See full answer

    Data Engineer
    Data Modeling
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    "select employeename, employeeid, salary, department, DR from ( select employeename, employeeid, salary, dense_rank() over (partition by department order by salary desc) DR, department from employee ) where DR <=3 order by department, DR"

    Anonymous Anteater - "select employeename, employeeid, salary, department, DR from ( select employeename, employeeid, salary, dense_rank() over (partition by department order by salary desc) DR, department from employee ) where DR <=3 order by department, DR"See full answer

    Data Engineer
    Coding
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  • "How do you find consecutive days for login (MySQL, SQL, date, subquery, MySQL 5.7, development)? 1 Follow Request Answer More All related (34) Recommended 📷 Trausti Thor Johannsson · Follow Been using MySQL for more than 16 yearsDec 27 There are functions like DATEDIFF but there are also BETWE"

    Hayatu H. - "How do you find consecutive days for login (MySQL, SQL, date, subquery, MySQL 5.7, development)? 1 Follow Request Answer More All related (34) Recommended 📷 Trausti Thor Johannsson · Follow Been using MySQL for more than 16 yearsDec 27 There are functions like DATEDIFF but there are also BETWE"See full answer

    Data Engineer
    Coding
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  • Uber logoAsked at Uber 
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    "Not my answer, but rather the details of this question. It should include the following functions: int insertNewCustomer(double revenue) -> returns a customer ID (assume auto-incremented & 0-based) int insertNewCustomer(double revenue, int referrerID) -> returns a customer ID (assume auto-incremented & 0-based) Set getLowestKCustomersByMinTotalRevenue(int k, double minTotalRevenue) -> returns customer IDs Note: The total revenue consists of the revenue that this customer bring"

    Anzhe M. - "Not my answer, but rather the details of this question. It should include the following functions: int insertNewCustomer(double revenue) -> returns a customer ID (assume auto-incremented & 0-based) int insertNewCustomer(double revenue, int referrerID) -> returns a customer ID (assume auto-incremented & 0-based) Set getLowestKCustomersByMinTotalRevenue(int k, double minTotalRevenue) -> returns customer IDs Note: The total revenue consists of the revenue that this customer bring"See full answer

    Data Engineer
    Coding
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    Video answer for 'Design a data warehouse schema for Amazon.'
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    Data Modeling
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    Video answer for 'Design a data warehouse schema for Instagram.'
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    Data Modeling
  • Meta logoAsked at Meta 
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    "I talked about a time that my manager had a better understanding of something than me and that I had to start to ask him what he knew about a certain type of thing once I was getting work assigned"

    Anonymous Cheetah - "I talked about a time that my manager had a better understanding of something than me and that I had to start to ask him what he knew about a certain type of thing once I was getting work assigned"See full answer

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