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Ipsos Data Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 9 Jul 2024

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Data Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Vivek S Sirwal

posted on 9 Jul 2024

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

Basic aptitude questions

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. SQL basics questions like joins
  • Q2. Pandas basics for data manipulation

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I was interviewed in Jul 2017.

Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself?
  • Ans. 

    I am a data analyst with a strong background in statistics and programming.

    • I have a Bachelor's degree in Statistics and have completed several courses in programming languages like Python and SQL.

    • I have experience working with large datasets and conducting data analysis using statistical techniques.

    • I am proficient in data visualization tools like Tableau and have created interactive dashboards to present insights.

    • I hav...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Why this company?
  • Ans. 

    I am interested in this company because of its strong reputation in the data analytics industry and its commitment to innovation.

    • The company has a proven track record of success in the data analytics industry.

    • It has a strong reputation for delivering high-quality insights and solutions.

    • The company values innovation and encourages employees to think creatively.

    • There are opportunities for professional growth and developm...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Why do you want to make a career in this field inspite being an engineer?
  • Ans. 

    I am passionate about using data to solve complex problems and make informed decisions.

    • Data analysis allows me to apply my analytical skills and engineering background to extract valuable insights from data.

    • I enjoy working with numbers, statistics, and programming, which are all essential skills in the field of data analysis.

    • Data analysis offers a wide range of opportunities to work on diverse projects and industries, ...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: The written test consists of 2 sections. First section is of verbal reasoning which is very easy. And second section consists of data interpretation, quant questions.
Tips: Speed and accuracy are important in this test. Daily practicing of aptitude can get you through the exam.
Duration: 45 minutes
Total Questions: 40

Round: Technical + HR Interview
Experience: After entering the interview room, the first question asked to me was "Walk me through your CV ".After that, I was asked some puzzle questions, one math question and a case study question which was bit difficult. The interviewer was trying to make me stressed by picking one of my strengths and saying that he considers it as my weakness. He was not convinced with whatever I said but in order to overcome above stress be clam and cool. Say what you know without hesitation, be strong, and be yourself. Last but not the least, don't bluff because he will eventually figure it out, even if you bluff say it convincingly.
Tips: Be perfect about what you have written in your CV and just be yourself.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: HR round was very cool . Actually the panel was friendly with me. They asked some common HR questions. That's it about this round.
Tips: Be fluent and develop good communication skills.

College Name: NIT Bhopal

I was interviewed in Mar 2017.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Views on their recruiting process
  • Ans. 

    I believe the recruiting process is thorough and well-organized.

    • The company uses a combination of resume screening, interviews, and assessments to evaluate candidates.

    • They have a clear timeline for the hiring process and keep candidates informed of their progress.

    • Feedback is provided to candidates after interviews to help them improve for future opportunities.

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience:

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in 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 - Coding Test 

1 easy sql and 1 easy python for 55 min

Round 3 - Coding Test 

1 easy python and very hard sql for 1 hr 50 min

Round 4 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Mainly they focused on the answers you have written on round 2 and basic sql and pandas in python
  • Q2. 1) write a join 2) implement left join using pandas
  • Ans. 

    Answering a question on writing a join and implementing left join using pandas for Data Analyst role.

    • To write a join, we need to identify the common column(s) between two tables and use the JOIN keyword in SQL.

    • Example: SELECT * FROM table1 JOIN table2 ON table1.common_column = table2.common_column

    • To implement left join using pandas, we can use the merge() function with how='left' parameter.

    • Example: pd.merge(table1, tab

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Focus more on SQL and pandas this will be enough and be interactive

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

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

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

1 hr exam it is easy to crack

I applied via Indeed and was interviewed before Nov 2019. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. A dataset was given to dig out few insights on that. They will let you use any tool you know to get the required insights as the main goal is on the result and not on the process. But type of approach does...

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Work on the basics of Data analytics. Mainly R programming, fundamentals of statistics and advanced Excel as it was an entry level job for data analytics profile. Other tools and technologies are a bonus if you know.
Do not ever lie or write anything on your resume that you don't have knowledge about.
Be straight forward if you don't know and save your interviewer's and your time and respect. Wish you best of luck.
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

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

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

A train running at the speed of 60 km/hr crosses a pole of 9 seconds. what is hte length of train?

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Print all prime numbers

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

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Sep 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(5 Questions)

  • Q1. Python string is changable or not
  • Ans. 

    Python strings are immutable, meaning they cannot be changed once created.

    • Python strings are immutable, so any operation that appears to modify a string actually creates a new string object.

    • For example, when you use string concatenation or slicing, a new string is created instead of modifying the original string.

    • To modify a string in Python, you would need to create a new string with the desired changes.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Sql window function ?
  • Q3. Difference between having and where cause
  • Ans. 

    HAVING is used with GROUP BY to filter groups, WHERE is used to filter rows

    • HAVING is used with GROUP BY clause to filter the groups based on aggregate functions

    • WHERE is used to filter rows based on conditions

    • HAVING is applied after the GROUP BY clause, WHERE is applied before

    • HAVING can only be used with SELECT statement that contains a GROUP BY clause

    • Example: SELECT department, AVG(salary) FROM employees GROUP BY depar...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. Sql union and union all
  • Q5. Python using remove duplicate value
  • Ans. 

    Use Python's set() function to remove duplicate values from an array of strings.

    • Convert the array to a set to automatically remove duplicates

    • Convert the set back to a list if needed

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Oct 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Moderate level MCQ questions

Round 2 - Case Study 

Asked moderate level guesstimates and puzzles in 2 round

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

Joins, windows function such as row_number, rank, dense rank

Round 2 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Why do. you want to join
  • Q2. What are your career ambition
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