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Cognizant AWS Data Engineer Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Updated 4 Feb 2023

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Cognizant AWS Data Engineer Interview Experiences

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

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in 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.
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Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell ne about your self , experience in brief
  • Q2. Why Not other cloud why you choose AWS
  • Ans. 

    AWS offers the most comprehensive and flexible cloud platform with unmatched scalability, security, and reliability.

    • AWS has the largest and most mature cloud ecosystem with a wide range of services and tools

    • AWS provides unmatched scalability and flexibility to meet the needs of any organization

    • AWS has a strong focus on security and compliance, with a wide range of certifications and compliance programs

    • AWS offers high a...

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. How aws glue works ?
  • Ans. 

    AWS Glue is a fully managed ETL service that makes it easy to move data between data stores.

    • AWS Glue crawls your data sources and constructs a data catalog using metadata.

    • It then generates ETL code to transform and move data between data stores.

    • AWS Glue supports various data sources like Amazon S3, JDBC, Amazon RDS, etc.

    • It also provides a serverless environment to run your ETL jobs.

    • AWS Glue integrates with other AWS se

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What is AWS kinesis?
  • Ans. 

    AWS Kinesis is a managed service that enables real-time processing of streaming data at scale.

    • Kinesis can handle large amounts of data in real-time from various sources such as IoT devices, social media, and logs.

    • It allows data to be processed in real-time using AWS Lambda, Kinesis Analytics, or Kinesis Data Firehose.

    • Kinesis can be used for various use cases such as real-time analytics, machine learning, and fraud dete...

  • Answered by AI
Round 4 - HR 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Very short discussion about salary pakage
  • Q2. They will ask fews question only related documents you have or not
  • Q3. Accepted or not as they offering you

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - As per my interview experience..do not go fully black at least you must know about basic knowledge, connections between that , concept. mostly candidate rejected because of insufficient knowledge and main thing do not fake it in front of technical staff , that time No one extract you . Whenever you apply for any position first you see you have full knowledge or related knowledge both are different. Because technical staff not like to heard you related he / she want deep knowledge if you experience or fresher you must about concepts , lab practices , connections which you said .

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Naukri.com

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 tips
Round 2 - Technical 

(6 Questions)

  • Q1. Project details diff btw list and tuples does python supports multiple inheritence, if yes then explain.
  • Q2. How to parse json msg using python
  • Ans. 

    Python provides built-in libraries to parse JSON messages easily.

    • Use the json module to load and parse JSON data

    • Access the data using keys and indexes

    • Use loops to iterate through JSON arrays

    • Use dumps() method to convert Python objects to JSON format

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. How to print current time in python
  • Ans. 

    To print current time in Python, use the datetime module.

    • Import the datetime module

    • Use the now() method to get the current date and time

    • Use the strftime() method to format the time as a string

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. Libraries used in ur project and how do you import them
  • Ans. 

    I have used various libraries in my project such as Pandas, NumPy, Matplotlib, etc. and I import them using the import statement.

    • I have used Pandas for data manipulation and analysis

    • I have used NumPy for numerical operations

    • I have used Matplotlib for data visualization

    • I import them using the import statement followed by the library name

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. Dffrnce btw json and parquet file format
  • Q6. Types of compression
  • Ans. 

    Types of compression include lossless and lossy compression.

    • Lossless compression reduces file size without losing any data.

    • Lossy compression reduces file size by removing some data, resulting in lower quality.

    • Examples of lossless compression include ZIP, GZIP, and PNG.

    • Examples of lossy compression include JPEG and MP3.

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Though it was aws data engineer position; but not a single question was asked about aws services.

Skills evaluated in this interview

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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.

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Mar 2021. There were 5 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. 1) OOOps concept 2) SQLbasic question all theory questions no coding

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare all theory questions like generics, delegates, joins, views, oops

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Java collection

Interview Preparation Tips

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

I applied via Recruitment Consultant and was interviewed in Dec 2020. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Technical question related to the application?

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Please be confident about your answers and don't lie on any terms.

Cognizant Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Cognizant AWS Data Engineer interview?
Cognizant interview process usually has 3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Cognizant interview process are Resume Shortlist, Technical and One-on-one Round.
How to prepare for Cognizant AWS 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 Cognizant. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Cognizant expect are AWS, AWS Glue, AWS Lambda, Python and Amazon Redshift.
What are the top questions asked in Cognizant AWS Data Engineer interview?

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