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Acuity Knowledge Partners Data Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 2 Aug 2024

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Data Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image arpita shetty

posted on 2 Aug 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Aug 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Windows function on sql
  • Ans. 

    Window functions in SQL are used to perform calculations across a set of table rows related to the current row.

    • Window functions are used to calculate values based on a set of rows related to the current row

    • They do not cause rows to become grouped into a single output row like aggregate functions

    • Common window functions include ROW_NUMBER(), RANK(), DENSE_RANK(), and NTILE()

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Pandas questions
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Asked regarding the previous project

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Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I was interviewed in Sep 2024.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

They asked various questions on guestimates and few SQL Questions

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. They asked questions on spark, SQL and Python
  • Q2. They asked questions on ADF as well
Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. They majorly focused on PySpark and ADF in this round
  • Q2. They focused on the project also in this round
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. They focused on managerial-related questions in this round
Interview experience
2
Poor
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via Instahyre and was interviewed in Dec 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Basic Spark, Python, SQL Questions.
  • Q2. Some Data Modelling Questions.

Data Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

Ipsos user image Vivek S Sirwal

posted on 9 Jul 2024

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

Basic aptitude questions

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. SQL basics questions like joins
  • Q2. Pandas basics for data manipulation
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-

I applied via Campus Placement

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Very Tough Test, high chances of giving up in the beginning. Test was 2 hrs, covered OOPS, Networks, ML, SQL and some other topics total of 8 questions.

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic AI/ML and SQL/DBMS questions
Round 3 - Behavioral 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Mostly about tech stack in projects that I've done, python and AI coding(just asked to write algos) & basic HR

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Don't give if the test was too hard
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Sep 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

1 Python and 1 sql question

Round 2 - Technical 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. Technical sql and dsa
  • Q2. Dsa ,sql,spark, project understanding
  • Q3. Puzzle related questions
  • Q4. Dsa focused array and string
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Jun 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Apptitude test happen in first go it was quite easy

Round 2 - Group Discussion 

GD happen between 10 group member we have speak for sometime

Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Question on OOPS
  • Q2. Quesion on SQL and python

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Interview was quite easy and process is really smooth
Interview experience
2
Poor
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Sep 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. I/p 1 o.p 1 1,2 1,2,3 Using ab initio
  • Q2. Inner Join , left distinct join , delete files grater than 30 days
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Jul 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Aws, scala and cloud concept

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Python question
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

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

Round 1 - Technical 

(6 Questions)

  • Q1. Explain hadoop ecosystem
  • Ans. 

    Hadoop ecosystem is a collection of open-source software tools used for distributed storage and processing of big data.

    • Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) for storage

    • MapReduce for processing

    • Apache Hive for data warehousing

    • Apache Pig for data analysis

    • Apache Spark for real-time processing

    • Apache HBase for NoSQL database

    • Apache Kafka for real-time data streaming

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Explain YARN architecture
  • Ans. 

    YARN architecture is a resource management layer in Hadoop ecosystem for job scheduling and cluster resource management.

    • YARN stands for Yet Another Resource Negotiator.

    • It consists of ResourceManager, NodeManager, ApplicationMaster, and Container.

    • ResourceManager manages resources and schedules applications.

    • NodeManager runs on each node and manages resources available on that node.

    • ApplicationMaster negotiates resources w...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Hive external and internal tables
  • Q4. Sort by and order by difference
  • Ans. 

    Sort by is used to arrange data in a specific order, while order by is used to specify the sorting order in SQL queries.

    • Sort by is used in programming languages to arrange data based on a specific criteria

    • Order by is used in SQL queries to specify the sorting order of the result set

    • Sort by is more commonly used in programming languages like Python, while order by is used in SQL queries

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. Broadcast and accumulator
  • Q6. Optimization techniques
  • Ans. 

    Optimization techniques are methods used to improve the efficiency and performance of data processing.

    • Use indexing to speed up data retrieval

    • Implement caching to reduce redundant computations

    • Utilize parallel processing for faster execution

    • Optimize algorithms for better performance

    • Use data compression techniques to reduce storage space

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. It was a managerial round which was mostly around the project work and working experience in a team
  • Q2. What was your role and responsisbility in the project
  • Q3. Why is the approach of the project in this manner
  • Q4. Few scenario based question
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Compensation and salary discussion

Skills evaluated in this interview

Acuity Knowledge Partners Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Acuity Knowledge Partners Data Engineer interview?
Acuity Knowledge Partners interview process usually has 3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Acuity Knowledge Partners interview process are Technical and HR.
How to prepare for Acuity Knowledge Partners 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 Acuity Knowledge Partners. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Acuity Knowledge Partners expect are Python, SQL, AWS, Data Engineering and API.
What are the top questions asked in Acuity Knowledge Partners Data Engineer interview?

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