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Updated 16 Apr 2025
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A Senior Data Engineer was asked 2mo ago
Q. How is availability for S3 achieved across regions?
Ans. 

S3 achieves high availability through data replication, durability, and cross-region features.

  • Data is automatically replicated across multiple facilities within a region, ensuring durability.

  • Cross-region replication (CRR) allows users to replicate data to different AWS regions for disaster recovery.

  • S3 offers versioning, which helps in recovering from accidental deletions or overwrites.

  • S3's architecture is designed...

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A Senior Data Engineer was asked 2mo ago
Q. Write code to check if two strings are anagrams of each other.
Ans. 

An anagram is a word formed by rearranging the letters of another. This code checks if two strings are anagrams.

  • Convert both strings to lowercase to ensure case insensitivity. Example: 'Listen' and 'Silent'.

  • Remove any non-alphabetic characters if necessary. Example: 'A gentleman' and 'Elegant man'.

  • Sort the characters of both strings and compare them. Example: 'anagram' and 'nagaram' both sort to 'aaagmnr'.

  • Alternat...

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A Data Scientist was asked 9mo ago
Q. Explain how you handled data imbalance.
Ans. 

I handled data imbalance by using techniques like oversampling, undersampling, SMOTE, or using ensemble methods.

  • Used oversampling to increase minority class instances

  • Used undersampling to decrease majority class instances

  • Applied SMOTE (Synthetic Minority Over-sampling Technique) to generate synthetic samples for minority class

  • Utilized ensemble methods like Random Forest or Gradient Boosting to handle imbalance

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A Data Scientist was asked 9mo ago
Q. Write a SQL query for the given problem statement, potentially using advanced concepts like LEAD and LAG.
Ans. 

SQL query using LEAD and LAG to analyze sequential data in a dataset.

  • LEAD() retrieves the next row's value in a result set, useful for comparing current and future values.

  • LAG() retrieves the previous row's value, allowing for comparisons with past data.

  • Example: To find the difference in sales between consecutive months, use LAG(sales) to get last month's sales.

  • Combining LEAD and LAG can help identify trends over t...

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A Data Analyst was asked 9mo ago
Q. Explain the RANKX function in Power BI.
Ans. 

RANKX function in Power BI is used to calculate the ranking of a value in a specified column.

  • RANKX function assigns a rank to each row in a table based on a specified expression.

  • It can be used to rank sales performance, customer satisfaction scores, etc.

  • Syntax: RANKX(table, expression, [value], [order], [ties])

  • Example: RANKX(Sales, Sales[Revenue], , DESC, Dense)

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A Senior Engineer was asked
Q. What is the best approach to cost optimization?
Ans. 

The best approach to cost optimization involves identifying inefficiencies, prioritizing cost-saving opportunities, and implementing strategic solutions.

  • Conduct a thorough analysis of current expenses to identify areas of inefficiency

  • Prioritize cost-saving opportunities based on potential impact and feasibility

  • Implement strategic solutions such as renegotiating contracts, optimizing processes, or investing in tech...

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A Senior Engineer was asked
Q. What is AWS Lambda, and how would you communicate with S3 in a cross-account scenario?
Ans. 

AWS Lambda is a serverless computing service that runs code in response to events and automatically manages the computing resources required.

  • AWS Lambda is event-driven and allows you to run code without provisioning or managing servers.

  • To communicate with S3 in a cross-account scenario, you can use IAM roles and policies to grant necessary permissions.

  • Create a role in the account where the Lambda function resides ...

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A Senior Engineer was asked
Q. What AWS services have you used recently?
Ans. 

I have recently used AWS Lambda, AWS S3, and AWS RDS services.

  • AWS Lambda for serverless computing

  • AWS S3 for object storage

  • AWS RDS for managed relational databases

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A Senior Engineer was asked
Q. How do control towers and landing zones work?
Ans. 

Control towers manage air traffic and guide planes to designated landing zones.

  • Control towers communicate with pilots to provide instructions for takeoff, landing, and taxiing.

  • Landing zones are designated areas on the runway where planes touch down and come to a stop.

  • Control towers use radar and communication systems to monitor and coordinate the movement of aircraft.

  • Efficient communication and coordination betwee...

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A Senior Engineer was asked
Q. How do transit gateways work?
Ans. 

Transit gateways are network devices that connect different networks and control the flow of traffic between them.

  • Transit gateways act as a bridge between different networks, such as connecting an on-premises network to a cloud network.

  • They enforce security policies and perform routing functions to direct traffic to the appropriate destination.

  • Transit gateways can also provide network address translation (NAT) ser...

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Delta Air Lines Interview Experiences

15 interviews found

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-

I appeared for an interview before Jul 2023.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

5 sections of mcqs and one dsa question

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Project discussion
  • Q2. Tech stack related questions
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Java , spring boot based questions
  • Q2. Project based questions
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Aug 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Explain how did you handle the imbalance in data
  • Ans. 

    I handled data imbalance by using techniques like oversampling, undersampling, SMOTE, or using ensemble methods.

    • Used oversampling to increase minority class instances

    • Used undersampling to decrease majority class instances

    • Applied SMOTE (Synthetic Minority Over-sampling Technique) to generate synthetic samples for minority class

    • Utilized ensemble methods like Random Forest or Gradient Boosting to handle imbalance

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Write a sql query for the given problem statement. Can be solved using advanced concepts like lead and lag
  • Ans. 

    SQL query using LEAD and LAG to analyze sequential data in a dataset.

    • LEAD() retrieves the next row's value in a result set, useful for comparing current and future values.

    • LAG() retrieves the previous row's value, allowing for comparisons with past data.

    • Example: To find the difference in sales between consecutive months, use LAG(sales) to get last month's sales.

    • Combining LEAD and LAG can help identify trends over time, ...

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Group Discussion 

Advanced sql and basics of data science

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Not clear vision for the candidates joining as they don’t have the understanding of their future scope of the team. The interview will be fairly easy if you are well versed in sql. No questions asked on python. Project level understanding for data science only.
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
More than 8 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Mar 2024. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Multiple programming languages ex python, JavaScript, Java, Cloud formation

Round 2 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. What are the aws services worked on
  • Ans. 

    I have worked on various AWS services including EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, and CloudFormation.

    • EC2

    • S3

    • RDS

    • Lambda

    • CloudFormation

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Tell about troubleshooting skills in aws
  • Ans. 

    Troubleshooting skills in AWS involve identifying and resolving issues with cloud services and infrastructure.

    • Ability to analyze logs and metrics to identify root causes of issues

    • Experience with AWS monitoring tools like CloudWatch and X-Ray

    • Knowledge of AWS service limits and best practices for optimizing performance

    • Familiarity with AWS support options and escalation procedures

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. What is the approach if you get new task
  • Ans. 

    I prioritize tasks based on deadlines, complexity, and impact on overall project goals.

    • Assess the deadline for the task and prioritize accordingly

    • Evaluate the complexity of the task and allocate resources accordingly

    • Consider the impact of the task on the overall project goals

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - Technical 

(8 Questions)

  • Q1. Aws architect level
  • Ans. 

    An AWS architect level question

    • Understand the AWS Well-Architected Framework

    • Have experience designing scalable and cost-effective AWS solutions

    • Familiarity with various AWS services like EC2, S3, RDS, etc.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What is the recent aws services you used
  • Ans. 

    I have recently used AWS Lambda, AWS S3, and AWS RDS services.

    • AWS Lambda for serverless computing

    • AWS S3 for object storage

    • AWS RDS for managed relational databases

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Explain the services how you used in your application in recently
  • Q4. What is Aws lambda and how will you communicate to s3 in cross account
  • Ans. 

    AWS Lambda is a serverless computing service that runs code in response to events and automatically manages the computing resources required.

    • AWS Lambda is event-driven and allows you to run code without provisioning or managing servers.

    • To communicate with S3 in a cross-account scenario, you can use IAM roles and policies to grant necessary permissions.

    • Create a role in the account where the Lambda function resides with ...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. What is the best approach to cost optimization
  • Ans. 

    The best approach to cost optimization involves identifying inefficiencies, prioritizing cost-saving opportunities, and implementing strategic solutions.

    • Conduct a thorough analysis of current expenses to identify areas of inefficiency

    • Prioritize cost-saving opportunities based on potential impact and feasibility

    • Implement strategic solutions such as renegotiating contracts, optimizing processes, or investing in technolog...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q6. What is aws landing zones and control tower
  • Ans. 

    AWS Landing Zones and Control Tower are AWS solutions for setting up and managing secure, multi-account AWS environments.

    • AWS Landing Zones is a solution that helps customers set up a secure, multi-account AWS environment based on AWS best practices.

    • AWS Control Tower is a service that provides the easiest way to set up and govern a secure, multi-account AWS environment based on AWS best practices.

    • Both Landing Zones and ...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q7. How will it work control tower and landing zones
  • Ans. 

    Control towers manage air traffic and guide planes to designated landing zones.

    • Control towers communicate with pilots to provide instructions for takeoff, landing, and taxiing.

    • Landing zones are designated areas on the runway where planes touch down and come to a stop.

    • Control towers use radar and communication systems to monitor and coordinate the movement of aircraft.

    • Efficient communication and coordination between con...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q8. How transit gate ways work
  • Ans. 

    Transit gateways are network devices that connect different networks and control the flow of traffic between them.

    • Transit gateways act as a bridge between different networks, such as connecting an on-premises network to a cloud network.

    • They enforce security policies and perform routing functions to direct traffic to the appropriate destination.

    • Transit gateways can also provide network address translation (NAT) services...

  • Answered by AI
Round 4 - HR 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Why do you want join Delta Airlines
  • Q2. What is your expectation from Delta Airlines
  • Q3. What is your strength
  • Ans. 

    My strength lies in my problem-solving skills, adaptability, and ability to collaborate effectively with diverse teams.

    • Strong analytical skills: I successfully optimized a complex algorithm, improving processing speed by 30%.

    • Adaptability: I quickly learned a new programming language to meet project deadlines, resulting in a successful product launch.

    • Collaboration: I led a cross-functional team to deliver a project ahea...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Delta Air Lines Senior Engineer interview:
  • AWS
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Good to prepare aws cloud architect level

Skills evaluated in this interview

Data Analyst Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 6 Sep 2024

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
-
Result
No response

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Aug 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Explain RANKX function in power bi
  • Ans. 

    RANKX function in Power BI is used to calculate the ranking of a value in a specified column.

    • RANKX function assigns a rank to each row in a table based on a specified expression.

    • It can be used to rank sales performance, customer satisfaction scores, etc.

    • Syntax: RANKX(table, expression, [value], [order], [ties])

    • Example: RANKX(Sales, Sales[Revenue], , DESC, Dense)

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

(1 Question)

  • Q1. AWS system design question

UX Lead Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 8 Mar 2024

Interview experience
1
Bad
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Feb 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. I have never seen a developer sitting and asking interview questions to an lead UX designer interview. Felt like the UX manager lacked skillset and developer was assisting her in the interview. Most of the...
  • Q2. Developer oriented questions on an UX interview

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - There is no UX maturity here if you're looking at a UX position. UX manager itself is not skilled enough. If you come across too good probability of clearing the interview is slim.
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I appeared for an interview in Oct 2024, where I was asked the following questions.

  • Q1. Write a code to check strings are anagram or not
  • Ans. 

    An anagram is a word formed by rearranging the letters of another. This code checks if two strings are anagrams.

    • Convert both strings to lowercase to ensure case insensitivity. Example: 'Listen' and 'Silent'.

    • Remove any non-alphabetic characters if necessary. Example: 'A gentleman' and 'Elegant man'.

    • Sort the characters of both strings and compare them. Example: 'anagram' and 'nagaram' both sort to 'aaagmnr'.

    • Alternatively...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. How Availability for s3 is achieved across regions
  • Ans. 

    S3 achieves high availability through data replication, durability, and cross-region features.

    • Data is automatically replicated across multiple facilities within a region, ensuring durability.

    • Cross-region replication (CRR) allows users to replicate data to different AWS regions for disaster recovery.

    • S3 offers versioning, which helps in recovering from accidental deletions or overwrites.

    • S3's architecture is designed for ...

  • Answered by AI
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

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

Round 1 - Assignment 

Tech assessment was provided but it from depth of the language which we barely use or practice- in theory also the programs were very length

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

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed in Mar 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Experience walk through
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Scenario question

Interview Questions & Answers

user image Shaikh Ahmed Reza

posted on 15 Nov 2023

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

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before Nov 2022. There were 5 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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Round 2 - Coding Test 

Mettl online test with coding question and multiple choice questions

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. One on one technical round. For me it was Full Stack Developer questions like Java, Angular, Spring Boot, Security, Java 8 , etc.
Round 4 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. This round was a techno managerial round with all managers. Basically they will ask questions to understand your work that you have done in past and whether you are able to complete work on time or not.
Round 5 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Salary discussion found with HR

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare accordingly based on your role and make sure you read JD properly and read from internet before attending interview. It will be easy. Don't worry much. Just focus on clearing the mettle coding test.

Team Lead Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 16 Apr 2025

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

I appeared for an interview before Apr 2024, where I was asked the following questions.

  • Q1. Java 8 functional programming
  • Q2. AWS based services

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