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Accenture Big Data Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 14 Oct 2024

Accenture Big Data Engineer Interview Experiences

3 interviews found

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
-

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Sep 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Big Data fundamentals concepts on rdd, dataframe and datasets.
  • Q2. Spark optimization techniques
  • Ans. 

    Spark optimization techniques involve partitioning, caching, and tuning resource allocation.

    • Partitioning data to distribute workload evenly

    • Caching frequently accessed data to avoid recomputation

    • Tuning resource allocation for optimal performance

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. SQL queries on windows function and joins.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Data Engineer fundamentals should be well prepared

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Optimization in sprk
  • Ans. 

    Optimization in Spark involves tuning various parameters to improve performance and efficiency.

    • Optimizing Spark jobs can involve adjusting the number of partitions to balance workload

    • Utilizing caching and persistence to reduce unnecessary recalculations

    • Using broadcast variables for efficient data sharing across tasks

    • Leveraging data skew handling techniques to address uneven data distribution

    • Applying proper resource all...

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Project question

Skills evaluated in this interview

Big Data Engineer Interview Questions Asked at Other Companies

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Q4. What is the difference between lineage and directed acyclic graph ... read more
asked in TCS
Q5. What is the difference between cache and persistence?

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Mar 2021. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. Spark architecture
  • Q2. Sql question
  • Q3. Spark program

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Brush up the basic concepts
Sql queries
And coding

Interview questions from similar companies

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Oct 2020. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. What is second level cache?How to implement second level cache?How to optimize sql query?what are solid principles?
  • Ans. 

    Second level cache is a caching mechanism used to improve performance by storing frequently accessed data in memory.

    • Second level cache is implemented at the application level and can be configured using frameworks like Hibernate.

    • To optimize SQL queries, one can use indexes, avoid using SELECT *, and use JOINs instead of subqueries.

    • SOLID principles are a set of design principles for writing maintainable and scalable cod...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Mostly FAQ but somewhat in depth?
  • Q3. How to deploy application in aws?
  • Ans. 

    To deploy an application in AWS, you need to create an EC2 instance, configure security groups, install necessary software, and upload your application code.

    • Create an EC2 instance in the desired region and select the appropriate instance type

    • Configure security groups to allow traffic to and from the instance

    • Install necessary software and dependencies on the instance

    • Upload your application code to the instance

    • Start the ...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare basic faq but in depth,Interview level is easy to medium.They will ask only theory .No practical algorithm test.

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Aug 2020. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. What is my longterm and short-term goals.
  • Ans. My short-term is to become an expert in solving queries And long term is to become valuable employee in an organisation and managing a team, also helping new recruits to learn the work.
  • Answered Anonymously

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Excellent and friendly-nature interview

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Dec 2020. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. THERE WERE 4 ROUNDS.1-APTITUDE 2-PSEUDO TEST 2-TECHNICAL INTERVIEW 4-HR ROUND
  • Q2. 1ST ROUND WAS VERY SIMPLE 2ND WAS LITTLE COMPLEX 3RD&4TH ROUND WAS VERY SIMPLE

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - PREPARE BASIC PROGRAMMING CONCEPTS AND APTITUDE

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed before Jun 2021. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Where do we use BigInteger in java ?
  • Ans. 

    BigInteger is used for mathematical operations involving very large integers in Java.

    • BigInteger is used when the range of values supported by primitive data types like int and long is not sufficient.

    • It is commonly used in cryptography and security applications.

    • It provides methods for arithmetic, bitwise, and logical operations on large integers.

    • Example: calculating factorial of a large number, generating large prime nu

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Merge Sort Algo code in java
  • Ans. 

    Merge Sort Algo code in java

    • Divide the array into two halves

    • Recursively sort the two halves

    • Merge the sorted halves

    • Time complexity: O(n log n)

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Genpact Software Engineer interview:
  • Core Java
  • DSA
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Not a very good interview experience. I was asked 2-3 questions only. Not satisfied with interview process.

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Feb 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. In and out of project. How bucketing concept works. Data localisation in Hadoop. Persistence in spark.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Project should be explained well and basic concepts should be cleared.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Java collection

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - In hackathon , there is no interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Indexes, union and union all, data warehousing questions

Accenture Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Accenture Big Data Engineer interview?
Accenture interview process usually has 1-2 rounds. The most common rounds in the Accenture interview process are Technical.
What are the top questions asked in Accenture Big Data Engineer interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the Accenture Big Data Engineer interview -

  1. Spark optimization techniq...read more
  2. optimization in s...read more
  3. Big Data fundamentals concepts on rdd, dataframe and datase...read more

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