90+ IBM Data Engineer Interview Questions & Answers | Complete Prep Guide 2025

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Data Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

Anonymous

posted on 14 May 2024

Interview experience

Good

Difficulty level

Easy

Process Duration

Less than 2 weeks

Result

Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before May 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical

(2 Questions)

Q1. Question on spark OPTIMIZATION technique, Hive partitioning and bucketing.

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Q2. Question on AWS cloud like migration service, data security.

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Data Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

Anonymous

posted on 20 Apr 2024

Interview experience

Good

Difficulty level

Moderate

Process Duration

Less than 2 weeks

Result

Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Apr 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical

(1 Question)

Q1. Spark optimizations technique

Ans.

Spark optimizations techniques improve performance and efficiency of Spark jobs.

Partitioning data to optimize parallelism
Caching data in memory to avoid recomputation
Using broadcast variables for small lookup tables
Avoiding shuffles by using narrow transformations
Tuning memory and executor settings for optimal performance

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Round 2 - Technical

(1 Question)

Q1. Basic sql and pyspark questions

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Round 3 - HR

(1 Question)

Q1. Salary discussion

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Data Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

Anonymous

posted on 20 Jun 2022

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in May 2022. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical

(1 Question)

Q1. Asked technology related questions on spark and scala

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Round 2 - One-on-one

(1 Question)

Q1. More on delivery perspective and managerial round

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Data Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

Anonymous

posted on 31 Mar 2024

Interview experience

Excellent

Difficulty level

Moderate

Process Duration

2-4 weeks

Result

Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before Mar 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical

(2 Questions)

Q1. What do you know about CS Workflows

Ans.

CS Workflows refer to the processes and steps involved in managing and analyzing data in a computer science context.

CS Workflows involve defining data sources and transformations
They often include data cleaning, processing, and analysis steps
Tools like Apache Airflow and Luigi are commonly used for managing workflows
CS Workflows help automate data pipelines and ensure data quality and consistency

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Q2. What do you know about Forms and Templates and its use in workflow and webreports

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Forms and Templates are used in workflow and web reports to standardize data input and presentation.

Forms are used to collect data in a structured manner, often with predefined fields and formats
Templates are pre-designed layouts for presenting data in a consistent way
Forms and Templates help streamline processes, ensure data consistency, and improve reporting accuracy
In workflow management, Forms can be used to gather...

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Round 2 - One-on-one

(1 Question)

Q1. Why you need change

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Data Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

Anonymous

posted on 13 Mar 2024

Interview experience

Good

Difficulty level

Moderate

Process Duration

Less than 2 weeks

Result

Selected

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed before Mar 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical

(1 Question)

Q1. 1) Project Architecture 2) Complex job handles in project 3) Types of lookup 4) SCD -2 implementation in datastage 5) sql - analytical functions,scenario based question 6) Unix - SED/GREP command

Ans.

The interview questions cover project architecture, complex job handling, lookup types, SCD-2 implementation, SQL analytical functions, and Unix commands.

Project architecture involves designing the overall structure of a data project.
Complex job handling refers to managing intricate data processing tasks within a project.
Lookup types include exact match, range match, and fuzzy match.
SCD-2 implementation in DataStage in...

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Round 2 - One-on-one

(1 Question)

Q1. Past project discussion

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Data Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

Anonymous

posted on 9 May 2024

Interview experience

Excellent

Difficulty level

Easy

Process Duration

Less than 2 weeks

Result

Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed before May 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test

General behavioral questions

Round 2 - Technical

(1 Question)

Q1. Technical Interview on previous experience. No coding.

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Data Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

Anonymous

posted on 28 Aug 2023

Interview experience

Good

Difficulty level

Moderate

Process Duration

Less than 2 weeks

Result

Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Aug 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 - One-on-one

(3 Questions)

Q1. Questions related to ETL, SCD -2, Scheduling

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Q2. How would you implement SCD TYPE 2 IN INFORMATICA?

Ans.

Implementing SCD Type 2 in Informatica involves using Slowly Changing Dimension transformations and mapping variables.

Use Slowly Changing Dimension (SCD) transformations in Informatica to track historical changes in data.
Create mapping variables to keep track of effective start and end dates for each record.
Use Update Strategy transformations to handle inserts, updates, and deletes in the target table.
Implement Type 2 ...

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Q3. Questions related to Control-M Scheduler and various scheduling processes

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Round 3 - HR

(2 Questions)

Q1. Work related discussions and Salary discussions

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Q2. What kind of projects did you work in your previous organization?

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Data Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

Anonymous

posted on 7 Feb 2024

Interview experience

Excellent

Difficulty level

Easy

Process Duration

Less than 2 weeks

Result

Selected

I applied via Job Portal and was interviewed before Feb 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical

(1 Question)

Q1. Difference between Colease and repartition in pyspark

Ans.

coalesce and repartition are both used to control the number of partitions in a PySpark DataFrame.

coalesce reduces the number of partitions by combining them, while repartition shuffles the data to create new partitions
coalesce is a narrow transformation and does not trigger a full shuffle, while repartition is a wide transformation and triggers a shuffle
coalesce is useful when reducing the number of partitions, while ...

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Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Focus on spark and sql concepts

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Data Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

Anonymous

posted on 2 Nov 2023

Interview experience

Excellent

Difficulty level

Moderate

Process Duration

2-4 weeks

Result

Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Nov 2022. There were 3 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 - Technical

(1 Question)

Q1. Informatica ETL Question

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Round 3 - One-on-one

(1 Question)

Q1. PDM ROUND interview final

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Data Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

Anonymous

posted on 16 Oct 2023

Interview experience

Excellent

Difficulty level

Moderate

Process Duration

Less than 2 weeks

Result

Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before Oct 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 - Aptitude Test

General aptitude questions

Round 3 - Coding Test

Coding round in java

Round 4 - Technical

(2 Questions)

Q1. Oops concepts in java

Ans.

Oops concepts in Java refer to Object-Oriented Programming principles like Inheritance, Encapsulation, Polymorphism, and Abstraction.

Inheritance: Allows a class to inherit properties and behavior from another class.
Encapsulation: Bundling data and methods that operate on the data into a single unit.
Polymorphism: Ability of a method to do different things based on the object it is acting upon.
Abstraction: Hiding the imp...

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Q2. Function overloading and overriding

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IBM Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in IBM Data Engineer interview?

IBM interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the IBM interview process are Technical, One-on-one Round and Resume Shortlist.

How to prepare for IBM 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 IBM. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at IBM expect are Python, Unix Shell Scripting, Big Data, SQL and Interpersonal Skills.

What are the top questions asked in IBM Data Engineer interview?

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