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Nielsen Senior Data Engineer Interview Questions and Answers for Experienced

Updated 7 Dec 2024

Nielsen Senior Data Engineer Interview Experiences for Experienced

1 interview found

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

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Data modeling on website data
  • Q2. Spark performance tuning

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I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Nov 2021. 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 - Aptitude Test 

There are 30 basic aptitude question in 30 minutes

Round 3 - Coding Test 

3 coding question 2 were easy and 1 was of medium level

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - i was not selected in HR round . they select only two girls out 15 students

I applied via Recruitment Consultant and was interviewed before Nov 2020. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Python programming questions
  • Q2. Custom Exceptional Handling

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Answer everything confidently.

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Dec 2021. 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.
View all tips
Round 2 - Coding Test 

Java Multiple choice questions and 2 coding questions

Round 3 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Collection in java works
  • Ans. 

    Collection in Java is a framework that provides interfaces and classes to store and manipulate groups of objects.

    • Collections can be used to store objects of any type.

    • Some common collection types include ArrayList, LinkedList, HashSet, and TreeMap.

    • Collections can be sorted, searched, and filtered using various methods.

    • Iterators can be used to traverse through collections and perform operations on each element.

    • Collection...

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  • Q2. Multithreading environment
  • Q3. 2 coding questions and reduce its complexity
Round 4 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Spring and cloud platform difference
  • Ans. 

    Spring is a framework for building Java applications, while cloud platform provides infrastructure for deploying and scaling applications.

    • Spring provides a set of tools and frameworks for building Java applications, while cloud platform provides infrastructure for deploying and scaling those applications.

    • Spring can be used with any cloud platform, while cloud platform can support applications built with any framework.

    • S...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Geeks for geeks for coding and concepts of java 8 , concepts of multithreading and collection is minimum required

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Moderate questions
  • Q2. Asynchronous coding, async, mvc, sql, missing number program
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Explain your day to day activities related to spark application
  • Ans. 

    My day to day activities related to Spark application involve writing and optimizing Spark jobs, troubleshooting issues, and collaborating with team members.

    • Writing and optimizing Spark jobs to process large volumes of data efficiently

    • Troubleshooting issues related to Spark application performance or errors

    • Collaborating with team members to design and implement new features or improvements

    • Monitoring Spark application p

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. How would you optimize the performance of Data Pipelines
  • Ans. 

    Optimizing data pipelines involves tuning hardware, optimizing algorithms, and parallelizing processing.

    • Use efficient data structures and algorithms to process data quickly

    • Parallelize processing to take advantage of multiple cores or nodes

    • Optimize hardware resources such as memory and storage for faster data retrieval

    • Use caching mechanisms to reduce redundant data processing

    • Monitor and analyze pipeline performance to i

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Sql query on joins Given two tables and create output result . It was self join
  • Q2. Oops polymorphism questions Microservices Design pattern Factory pattern

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare oops and sql in detail
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

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

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Explain your previous projects
  • Q2. Scenario based question
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Dec 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Coding concepts , data structures
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. System design related queries , past work experience related discussion
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

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

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. JAVA, microservices
  • Q2. DSA easy to medium questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - questions are on Java, multithreading, SQL, Microservices, spring boot, DSA easy to medium questions.

Nielsen Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Nielsen Senior Data Engineer interview for experienced candidates?
Nielsen interview process for experienced candidates usually has 1 rounds. The most common rounds in the Nielsen interview process for experienced candidates are Technical.
How to prepare for Nielsen Senior Data Engineer interview for experienced candidates?
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 Nielsen. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Nielsen expect are Python, SQL, Apache Nifi, Application Development and Automation Testing.
What are the top questions asked in Nielsen Senior Data Engineer interview for experienced candidates?

Some of the top questions asked at the Nielsen Senior Data Engineer interview for experienced candidates -

  1. find avg user login time based on clickstream data if session is applicable for...read more
  2. design a data pipeline for e-commerce websi...read more
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