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Atlassian Senior Data Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 25 Sep 2024

Atlassian Senior Data Engineer Interview Experiences

3 interviews found

Interview experience
1
Bad
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed in Mar 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Stored procedure sql hard
  • Q2. Easy dsa problem solving
Interview experience
2
Poor
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
Not Selected

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

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Sql hard question sp
  • Q2. Coding easy question dsa

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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Nov 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Binary search to get left and right index of an element in a sorted array
  • Ans. 

    Binary search algorithm can be used to find the left and right index of an element in a sorted array.

    • Initialize left and right pointers to 0 and length-1 respectively.

    • While left <= right, calculate mid index and compare element with array[mid].

    • If element is found, update left and right pointers accordingly for left and right index.

    • If element is not found, adjust left or right pointer based on comparison with array[mid]

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Problem Solving from leetcode easy to medium should be good enough.
For Python - Do questions on intervals
For Sql - mostly lead/ lag and other window functions should be good enough

Skills evaluated in this interview

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Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Cache vs persist
  • Ans. 

    Cache is used for temporary storage of data in memory, while persist is used for saving data to disk for long-term storage.

    • Cache is typically faster as it stores data in memory for quick access.

    • Persist saves data to disk for durability and long-term storage.

    • Cache is often used for temporary data that can be recomputed if lost, while persist is used for important data that needs to be retained.

    • Examples: Using cache for ...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Broadcast join and other optimization techniques
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. Sql window function
  • Q2. Spark architecture, dataframe vs rdd
  • Q3. Python reverse sentence
  • Ans. 

    Reverse a sentence using Python

    • Split the sentence into words using split() method

    • Reverse the list of words using list slicing

    • Join the reversed list of words back into a sentence using join() method

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. Join based on nulls in sql

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. How did you ingest kafka data and you day to day activity
  • Ans. 

    I ingested Kafka data using Kafka Connect and performed data processing and analysis on a daily basis.

    • Used Kafka Connect to ingest data from various sources into Kafka topics

    • Developed custom Kafka Connect connectors for specific data sources

    • Utilized Kafka Streams for real-time data processing and analysis

    • Worked with schema registry for data serialization and deserialization

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What is catalyst optimizer
  • Ans. 

    Catalyst optimizer is a query optimization framework in Apache Spark that improves performance by generating optimized query plans.

    • Catalyst optimizer is a rule-based optimization framework in Apache Spark.

    • It leverages advanced techniques like predicate pushdown, constant folding, and join reordering to optimize query plans.

    • Catalyst optimizer helps in improving the performance of Spark SQL queries by selecting the most ...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - learn spark architecture and about your project end to end

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

I was asked two SQL questions.
The first was to find customers who liked both apples and oranges. The second one was to find the customer with the highest order value

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be familiar with the teradata architecture
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
-

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Oct 2024. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Basic Python, SQL, and Bash questions

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. SQL questions with operations that include changing from string to array. Tip: stick to RDBMS-specific dialects only (like Postgres), I used Spark SQL
  • Q2. Simple Python questions with a follow-up to optimise it
  • Q3. Bash script-based questions, are pretty basic.
  • Q4. Data pipeline design and best practices.
  • Ans. 

    Data pipeline design involves creating a system to efficiently collect, process, and analyze data.

    • Understand the data sources and requirements before designing the pipeline.

    • Use tools like Apache Kafka, Apache NiFi, or AWS Glue for data ingestion and processing.

    • Implement data validation and error handling mechanisms to ensure data quality.

    • Consider scalability and performance optimization while designing the pipeline.

    • Doc...

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Easy to medium Leetcode-based question. With moderate difficulty.
  • Q2. Simple Python-based question with optimisation.
  • Q3. Design specific questions based on Data pipelines.
Round 4 - Behavioral 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. SQL-based question with moderate difficulty.
  • Q2. Python-based questions, follow questions with some optimisations.
  • Q3. Bash-script based round.

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Sep 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. Find longest palindromic substring in a given string.
  • Ans. 

    Use dynamic programming to find the longest palindromic substring in a given string.

    • Iterate through the string and expand around each character to find palindromes.

    • Store the length of the longest palindrome found so far.

    • Return the substring based on the start and end indices of the longest palindrome.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. How to serialize and deserialise a tree
  • Ans. 

    To serialize and deserialize a tree, use a recursive approach to traverse the tree and store the data in a suitable format.

    • Use pre-order traversal to serialize the tree by storing the node values in a list or string.

    • For deserialization, reconstruct the tree by recursively building nodes from the serialized data.

    • Consider using JSON or XML format for serialization to easily store and retrieve tree structure.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Find if a given regex (containing ., * and lower case english chars) matches a given string.
  • Ans. 

    Use regex library to match given regex with string.

    • Use a regex library like re in Python to match the given regex with the string.

    • Check if the regex matches the string using the library functions.

    • Handle cases where the regex contains special characters like . and * appropriately.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. Explain about throttling and implement throttle function.
  • Ans. 

    Throttling is a technique used to control the rate of requests sent to a server.

    • Throttling helps prevent server overload by limiting the number of requests processed at a time.

    • Implementing a throttle function involves setting a maximum request rate and delaying excess requests.

    • Example: Implementing a throttle function in a web application to limit the number of API calls made to a third-party service.

    • Example: Throttlin...

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Technical 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. Find squares of elements in a sorted array and return the sorted response.
  • Ans. 

    Sort the squares of elements in a sorted array and return the sorted response.

    • Iterate through the array and square each element.

    • Store the squared values in a new array.

    • Sort the new array and return it.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Write a short promise example and implement your own promise
  • Ans. 

    A promise is a commitment to do something in the future, typically used for asynchronous operations in JavaScript.

    • Promises are used to handle asynchronous operations in JavaScript.

    • They represent a value that may be available now, in the future, or never.

    • Promises have three states: pending, fulfilled, or rejected.

    • Example: new Promise((resolve, reject) => { setTimeout(() => resolve('Done!'), 1000); });

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Explain event loop, what are different types of queues in event loop
  • Ans. 

    Event loop is a mechanism that allows for asynchronous execution of code by managing the order of events in a single thread.

    • Event loop continuously checks the call stack for any functions that need to be executed, and processes them in a non-blocking manner.

    • Different types of queues in event loop include microtask queue (Promise callbacks), macrotask queue (setTimeout, setInterval callbacks), and animation frame queue

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. What is virtual DOM and why its faster
  • Ans. 

    Virtual DOM is a lightweight copy of the actual DOM, used to improve performance by minimizing direct manipulation of the real DOM.

    • Virtual DOM is a concept used in frameworks like React to optimize rendering performance.

    • Changes are first made to the virtual DOM, which is then compared to the real DOM to identify the minimal updates needed.

    • This approach reduces the number of actual DOM manipulations, resulting in faster...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for ServiceNow Senior Software Engineer interview:
  • React.Js
  • Javascript
  • DSA

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Reverse the linked list.
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Internel working of Hashmap
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Salary Discussion
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
No response

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

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell me about your experience?
  • Ans. 

    I have over 8 years of experience in software development, specializing in backend systems and database management.

    • Developed scalable backend systems using Java and Spring framework

    • Designed and optimized database schemas for performance

    • Led a team of developers in implementing new features and resolving technical issues

    • Worked on integrating third-party APIs for enhanced functionality

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Asked deeply on my current project?
  • Q3. What are difficulties you faced in your work?
  • Ans. 

    Difficulties faced include complex technical challenges, tight deadlines, and communication issues.

    • Complex technical challenges such as optimizing performance of a large-scale system

    • Tight deadlines requiring quick turnaround on projects

    • Communication issues with team members or stakeholders leading to misunderstandings

  • Answered by AI

Atlassian Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Atlassian Senior Data Engineer interview?
Atlassian interview process usually has 1 rounds. The most common rounds in the Atlassian interview process are Technical.
How to prepare for Atlassian Senior 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 Atlassian. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Atlassian expect are SQL, Python, Data Quality, Agile and Analytics.
What are the top questions asked in Atlassian Senior Data Engineer interview?

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Atlassian Senior Data Engineer Interview Process

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₹25 L/yr - ₹62.4 L/yr
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