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Updated 9 Mar 2024

Grid Dynamics Senior Data Engineer Interview Experiences

1 interview found

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

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

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. How to optimize Spark job.
  • Ans. 

    Optimizing Spark job involves tuning configurations, partitioning data, caching, and using efficient transformations.

    • Tune Spark configurations like executor memory, cores, and parallelism for optimal performance.

    • Partition data correctly to distribute workload evenly across nodes and avoid shuffling.

    • Cache intermediate results in memory to avoid recomputation.

    • Use efficient transformations like map, filter, and reduceByKe...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. How works spark join operations under the hood

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Good preparation in technical topics. All of the popular questions.

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

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What is the full form of ETL?
  • Ans. 

    ETL stands for Extract, Transform, Load. It is a process used in data warehousing to extract data from various sources, transform it into a consistent format, and load it into a target database.

    • ETL stands for Extract, Transform, Load

    • Extract: Involves extracting data from various sources such as databases, applications, and files

    • Transform: Involves cleaning, filtering, and transforming the extracted data into a consiste...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. ETL Full form is Exact, Transform, Load.

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Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - "Stay persistent, network, actively, continuously upgrade your skills."
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Case Study 

Forecasting problem - Predict daily sku level sales

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What is difference between bias and variance
  • Ans. 

    Bias is error due to overly simplistic assumptions, variance is error due to overly complex models.

    • Bias is the error introduced by approximating a real-world problem, leading to underfitting.

    • Variance is the error introduced by modeling the noise in the training data, leading to overfitting.

    • High bias can cause a model to miss relevant relationships between features and target variable.

    • High variance can cause a model to ...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Parametric vs non parametruc model
  • Ans. 

    Parametric models make strong assumptions about the form of the underlying data distribution, while non-parametric models do not.

    • Parametric models have a fixed number of parameters, while non-parametric models have a flexible number of parameters.

    • Parametric models are simpler and easier to interpret, while non-parametric models are more flexible and can capture complex patterns in data.

    • Examples of parametric models inc...

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
Selected Selected
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic all type questions
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Project related and technology se related
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Easy and moderate level question

Round 2 - Group Discussion 

Given a relevant topic and discussion on it

Round 3 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Introducd yourself
  • Q2. Why do you want to join us
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 Mar 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Mostly about projects ml, nlp, python code would be asked
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. It would be focused on technical stuff in detail ml, nlp, deployments etc
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Organisation fit
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 Oct 2022. There were 3 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 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Find the duplicate items in the array.
  • Ans. 

    Find duplicate items in array of strings.

    • Iterate through array and store each item in a hash set.

    • If item already exists in hash set, it is a duplicate.

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

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Javascript basics questions

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What is overfitting in machine learning?
  • Ans. 

    Overfitting occurs when a machine learning model learns the training data too well, including noise and outliers, leading to poor generalization on new data.

    • Overfitting happens when a model is too complex and captures noise in the training data.

    • It leads to poor performance on unseen data as the model fails to generalize well.

    • Techniques to prevent overfitting include cross-validation, regularization, and early stopping.

    • ...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Overfitting accurs when a model learns the details.......etc
  • Ans. 

    Overfitting occurs when a model learns the details and noise in the training data to the extent that it negatively impacts the model's performance on new data.

    • Overfitting happens when a model is too complex and captures noise in the training data.

    • It leads to poor generalization and high accuracy on training data but low accuracy on new data.

    • Techniques to prevent overfitting include cross-validation, regularization, and...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Research the company before interview.
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed before Feb 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. 2,3 Round technical
  • Q2. Basic .net ,MVC framework concepts,SQL logical questions
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Don’t add your photo or details such as gender, age, and address in your resume. These details do not add any value.
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Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

Reasoning and aptitude questions were asked

Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Interview was around python programming and team fitment

Grid Dynamics Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Grid Dynamics Senior Data Engineer interview?
Grid Dynamics interview process usually has 1 rounds. The most common rounds in the Grid Dynamics interview process are Technical.
How to prepare for Grid Dynamics 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 Grid Dynamics. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Grid Dynamics expect are Adf, Azure, Data Analysis and Python.

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