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IBM Senior Data Engineer Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Updated 15 Oct 2024

Top IBM Senior Data Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

  • Q1. Big data Hadoop architecture and HDFS commands to copy and list files in hdfs spark architecture and Transformation and Action question what happen when we submit spark p ...read more
  • Q2. what are the optimization techniques used in your project
  • Q3. Difficulties I have faced during during ETL pipelines

IBM Senior Data Engineer Interview Experiences

7 interviews found

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

I appeared for an interview in Aug 2024.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Python and sql tasks

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Project related questions
  • Q2. Coding questions on pyspark windows
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Managerial discussions, mostly in and around the previous projects
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Had to write 2 sql queries.
  • Q2. One programming question
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Team conflict questions
  • Q2. Questions on daya to day life as a data engineer

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Confidence is the key!!

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Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
No response

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

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Python coding question and couple of SQL questions

Round 2 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Spark Optimization techniques
  • Ans. 

    Spark optimization techniques focus on improving performance and efficiency of Spark jobs.

    • Partitioning data to optimize parallelism

    • Caching frequently accessed data

    • Using broadcast variables for small lookup tables

    • Avoiding shuffling operations whenever possible

    • Tuning memory settings for optimal performance

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Current Project discussions
  • Q3. Difficulties I have faced during during ETL pipelines
  • Ans. 

    I have faced difficulties in handling large volumes of data, ensuring data quality, and managing dependencies in ETL pipelines.

    • Handling large volumes of data can lead to performance issues and scalability challenges.

    • Ensuring data quality involves dealing with data inconsistencies, errors, and missing values.

    • Managing dependencies between different stages of the ETL process can be complex and prone to failures.

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

Bigquery Architecture, Project Discussion

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Python and SQL questions

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Interview experience
1
Bad
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Adf,databricks,spark,basic and easy question .rude interviewer with less knowledge
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

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

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Big data Hadoop architecture and HDFS commands to copy and list files in hdfs spark architecture and Transformation and Action question what happen when we submit spark program spark dataframe coding que...
  • Ans. 

    Questions on big data, Hadoop, Spark, Scala, Git, project and Agile.

    • Hadoop architecture and HDFS commands for copying and listing files in HDFS

    • Spark architecture and Transformation and Action question

    • What happens when we submit a Spark program

    • Spark DataFrame coding question

    • Scala basic program on List

    • Git and Github

    • Project-related question

    • Agile-related

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What happen when we submit spark program spark dataframe coding quesiton scala basic program on list git and github project related question agile related

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Practice spark related question and also do some practice on scala or python coding question

Skills evaluated in this interview

Senior Data Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Madan Mohan Mishra

posted on 29 Jun 2022

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in May 2022. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

I was asked to do some python code provided by the interviewer and some senario-based SQL queries and a lot of job processing theory and optimization techniques used in my project.

  • Q1. What are the optimization techniques used in your project
  • Ans. 

    Optimization techniques used in project

    • Caching

    • Parallel processing

    • Compression

    • Indexing

    • Query optimization

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for IBM Senior Data Engineer interview:
  • Python
  • SQL
  • Spark
  • sqoop
  • AWS
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - try to focus on the job background process and in python focus on the logic only

Interview questions from similar companies

I applied via Walk-in and was interviewed before Sep 2020. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. A lot questions.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - I came in HCL without any reference, Randomly I came to give interview. there were total 3 rounds I faced. 1 Round Technical. 2nd Technial. 3 HR . For clearing technical round in HCL you should be technically strong. My 1st round took more than a hour and 2nd round took nearly 45 mins. Your basics should be clear and strong.

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Feb 2020. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. They asked about dbms questions in the form of table formate
  • Q2. They asked code for some python program

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Firstly they conducted computer based technical exam and then after qualifying that then we will go for face face interview and then lastly HR round will be held.

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Sep 2019. There were 5 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

7 Questions

  • Q1. 1.What is Opps concepts in Java.
  • Ans. 

    OOPs concepts in Java are the fundamental principles of object-oriented programming.

    • Encapsulation: wrapping data and code into a single unit

    • Inheritance: creating new classes from existing ones

    • Polymorphism: using a single interface to represent multiple types

    • Abstraction: hiding implementation details from the user

    • Examples: class, object, inheritance, polymorphism, encapsulation

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. 2.What is difference between stack and queue?
  • Ans. 

    Stack is a LIFO data structure while Queue is a FIFO data structure.

    • Stack follows Last In First Out (LIFO) principle while Queue follows First In First Out (FIFO) principle.

    • Stack has two main operations: push and pop while Queue has two main operations: enqueue and dequeue.

    • Stack is used in recursive function calls, undo/redo operations, and backtracking while Queue is used in breadth-first search, printing tasks in ord...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. 3.Write SQL query to find second highest salary in database?
  • Ans. 

    SQL query to find second highest salary in database

    • Use ORDER BY and LIMIT to get the second highest salary

    • Assume ties are allowed and use DISTINCT

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. 4. Difference Between method overloading and method overriding?
  • Ans. 

    Method overloading is having multiple methods with the same name but different parameters. Method overriding is having a method in a subclass with the same name and parameters as a method in its superclass.

    • Method overloading is done within the same class while method overriding is done in different classes (subclass and superclass).

    • Method overloading is achieved by changing the number of parameters or the data type of ...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. 5.which is the parent class of all classes in Java?
  • Ans. 

    The parent class of all classes in Java is the Object class.

    • All classes in Java implicitly extend the Object class.

    • The Object class provides basic methods such as toString(), equals(), and hashCode().

    • Any class can override these methods to provide custom implementations.

    • Example: public class MyClass extends Object { ... }

    • Example: Object obj = new MyClass();

  • Answered by AI
  • Q6. Explain your final year project?
  • Q7. Difference between SQL and NoSql database?
  • Ans. 

    SQL databases are relational and use structured query language, while NoSQL databases are non-relational and use various data models.

    • SQL databases are based on a fixed schema, while NoSQL databases are schema-less.

    • SQL databases use tables to store data, while NoSQL databases use various data models like key-value, document, columnar, or graph.

    • SQL databases are better suited for complex queries and structured data, whil...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - All interview process are easy. Intervier just ask basic concept of related to your stream.

Skills evaluated in this interview

IBM Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in IBM Senior Data Engineer interview?
IBM interview process usually has 1-2 rounds. The most common rounds in the IBM interview process are Technical, Coding Test and One-on-one Round.
How to prepare for IBM 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 IBM. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at IBM expect are SQL, Data Modeling, Oracle, Presales and Automation.
What are the top questions asked in IBM Senior Data Engineer interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the IBM Senior Data Engineer interview -

  1. Big data Hadoop architecture and HDFS commands to copy and list files in hdfs ...read more
  2. what are the optimization techniques used in your proj...read more
  3. Difficulties I have faced during during ETL pipeli...read more

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