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Accenture Data Engineer Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Updated 5 Jan 2025

Top Accenture Data Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

  • Q1. What all the optimisation are possible to reduce the overhead of reducing the reading part of large datasets in spark ?
  • Q2. Write a sql query to find the name of person who logged in last within each country from Person Table ?
  • Q3. What to import data from RDMS via sqoop without primary key
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Accenture Data Engineer Interview Experiences

78 interviews found

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I was interviewed before Feb 2023.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Basic cloning scenario based question ,cache scenario based question
  • Q2. Architecture, timetravel
Round 2 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Salary discussion
  • Q2. Location preference
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed before Jul 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Basic sqls and snowflake
  • Q2. High level snowflake concepts
Round 2 - Behavioral 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Describe about project
  • Ans. 

    Developed a real-time data processing system for analyzing customer behavior

    • Designed and implemented data pipelines using Apache Kafka and Spark

    • Utilized machine learning algorithms to predict customer churn

    • Worked closely with data scientists to optimize data models

    • Managed data storage and retrieval using SQL and NoSQL databases

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Why are you looking for a change
  • Ans. 

    Seeking new challenges and growth opportunities

    • Looking to expand my skill set and knowledge in a new environment

    • Interested in working on more complex projects

    • Seeking better career advancement prospects

  • Answered by AI

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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before May 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Project Specific questions
  • Q2. Some SQL question to solve on the go.
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. More into the technical for specific profile and previous projects
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Behavioral and CTC discussions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - For Working Professionals, be prepared to explain your previous work.

Data Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 13 Jul 2024

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

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Jul 2023. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

It was a cognitive test and was quite simple

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Coding test had 2 questions out of which one should be answered correct. I found the second one very easy. Before starting to think of the logic, make sure you go through both the questions and attempt the simpler one.

Round 3 - Communication Assessment 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. This was basically speech and comprehension type of round
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. The HRs who took my interview were well experienced and friendly people. Be cool and answer. Since you are a fresher, you should easily crack it.

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Data Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 12 Mar 2024

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

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Mar 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

2 Hackerrank problems

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Technical interview
  • Q2. Mostly on project and programming basics
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Behavioral round

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Data Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Sumit Bhongale

posted on 16 Oct 2023

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Walk-in and was interviewed before Oct 2022. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
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Round 2 - One-on-one 

(5 Questions)

  • Q1. Brief about Hadoop and kafka
  • Ans. 

    Hadoop is a distributed storage and processing system for big data, while Kafka is a distributed streaming platform.

    • Hadoop is used for storing and processing large volumes of data across clusters of computers.

    • Kafka is used for building real-time data pipelines and streaming applications.

    • Hadoop uses HDFS (Hadoop Distributed File System) for storage, while Kafka uses topics to publish and subscribe to streams of data.

    • Had...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Streaming tools for big data
  • Ans. 

    Streaming tools for big data are essential for real-time processing and analysis of large datasets.

    • Apache Kafka is a popular streaming tool for handling real-time data streams.

    • Apache Spark Streaming is another tool that enables real-time processing of big data.

    • Amazon Kinesis is a managed service for real-time data streaming on AWS.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Question on spark
  • Q4. Working of spark framework
  • Ans. 

    Spark framework is a distributed computing system that provides in-memory processing capabilities for big data analytics.

    • Spark framework is built on top of the Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) for storage and Apache Mesos or Hadoop YARN for resource management.

    • It supports multiple programming languages such as Scala, Java, Python, and R.

    • Spark provides high-level APIs like Spark SQL for structured data processing, ...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. Cloud basic questions

Skills evaluated in this interview

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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed before Mar 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Why would you like to join us?
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Questions about previous work experience and responsibilities

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare well for situation based questions
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Aug 2022. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
View all Resume tips
Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

Multiple choice questions related to your primary skills..

Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Technical Round ... where they will ask some questions related to your skills.. and they can ask to write some code as well with respect to Spark, Python, Java and might be SQL query as well. Abd have know...
  • Q2. What is difference between hadoop and spark? Difference between coalesce and repartition? Sql query HDFS
  • Ans. 

    Hadoop is a distributed storage and processing framework, while Spark is a fast and general-purpose cluster computing system.

    • Hadoop is primarily used for batch processing of large datasets, while Spark is known for its in-memory processing capabilities.

    • Hadoop uses MapReduce for processing data, while Spark uses Resilient Distributed Datasets (RDDs).

    • Coalesce is used to reduce the number of partitions in a DataFrame or R...

  • Answered by AI
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Why do you want to change your job? What do you know about Accenture?

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Give your answer with full confidence might be possible that you are not 100% correct but you can try your best with confidence

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Apr 2022. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What to import data from RDMS via sqoop without primary key
  • Ans. 

    Use --split-by option in sqoop to import data from RDMS without primary key

    • Use --split-by option to specify a column to split the import into multiple mappers

    • Use --boundary-query option to specify a query to determine the range of values for --split-by column

    • Example: sqoop import --connect jdbc:mysql://localhost/mydb --username root --password password --table mytable --split-by id

    • Example: sqoop import --connect jdbc:m...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Accenture Data Engineer interview:
  • sqoop
  • spark architechture
  • DAG
  • Hive Joins
  • RANK Function
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - With practical knowledge , mug of some theories as well

Data Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 15 Feb 2024

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before Feb 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Aptitude test was medium

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Containers in ssis
  • Ans. 

    Containers in SSIS are used to group and organize tasks and workflows.

    • Containers provide a way to group related tasks together.

    • They help in organizing and managing complex workflows.

    • There are different types of containers in SSIS, such as Sequence Container, For Loop Container, and Foreach Loop Container.

    • Containers can be nested within each other to create hierarchical structures.

    • They allow for better control flow and

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Salary expectation

Skills evaluated in this interview

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Accenture Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Accenture Data Engineer interview?
Accenture interview process usually has 1-2 rounds. The most common rounds in the Accenture interview process are Technical, HR and One-on-one Round.
How to prepare for Accenture Data Engineer interview?
Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at Accenture. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Accenture expect are SQL, Data Warehousing, Data Quality, Python and Data Modeling.
What are the top questions asked in Accenture Data Engineer interview?

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

  1. What all the optimisation are possible to reduce the overhead of reducing the r...read more
  2. Write a sql query to find the name of person who logged in last within each cou...read more
  3. What to import data from RDMS via sqoop without primary ...read more
How long is the Accenture Data Engineer interview process?

The duration of Accenture Data Engineer interview process can vary, but typically it takes about less than 2 weeks to complete.

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