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Updated 20 May 2023

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Data Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 20 May 2023

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

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. How to read files in pandas?
  • Ans. 

    Pandas can read various file formats including CSV, Excel, JSON, HTML, and SQL.

    • Use pandas.read_csv() to read CSV files

    • Use pandas.read_excel() to read Excel files

    • Use pandas.read_json() to read JSON files

    • Use pandas.read_html() to read HTML tables

    • Use pandas.read_sql() to read SQL tables

    • Specify the file path or URL as the argument

    • Additional parameters can be used to customize the reading process

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. How to use lambda function
  • Ans. 

    Lambda functions are anonymous functions that can be used to perform a single task or operation.

    • Lambda functions are defined using the lambda keyword.

    • They can take any number of arguments but can only have one expression.

    • Lambda functions are often used as arguments for higher-order functions.

    • Example: lambda x: x**2 defines a lambda function that squares its input.

    • Example: sorted(my_list, key=lambda x: x[1]) sorts a lis...

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview questions from similar companies

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Dec 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

It was well designed

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Basic Questions about data warehousing
  • Q2. Dbt Scenarios

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare well for dbt and other ETL tools
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

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

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. About the project and technical aspect
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
No response
Round 1 - Technical 

(5 Questions)

  • Q1. Write a lambda function in python
  • Ans. 

    A lambda function in Python is a small anonymous function defined using the lambda keyword.

    • Lambda functions can have any number of arguments, but can only have one expression.

    • Syntax: lambda arguments : expression

    • Example: lambda x, y : x + y

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Dbutils in databricks
  • Ans. 

    dbutils is a utility provided by Databricks for interacting with files and directories in the Databricks environment.

    • dbutils.fs.ls('/') - list files in root directory

    • dbutils.fs.cp('dbfs:/file.txt', 'file.txt') - copy file from DBFS to local file system

    • dbutils.fs.mkdirs('dbfs:/new_dir') - create a new directory in DBFS

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Persist and cache
  • Q4. What is commit in SQL
  • Ans. 

    A commit in SQL is a command that saves all the changes made in a transaction to the database.

    • A commit is used to make all the changes made in a transaction permanent.

    • Once a commit is issued, the changes cannot be rolled back.

    • It is important to use commit to ensure data integrity and consistency.

    • Example: COMMIT; - this command is used to commit the changes in a transaction.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. Rank and dans_rank

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - read about basic SQL, python and spark questions

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Jul 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Hackerearth problem on reversing the string & one more array question

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Reverse the string
  • Ans. 

    Reverse a given string

    • Use built-in functions like reverse() in Python

    • Iterate through the string in reverse order and append characters to a new string

    • Use stack data structure to reverse the string

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. SQL based windowing function

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What is the architecture of Spark?
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Project discussion
  • Q2. SQL
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Aug 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. About project what are optimization you have done
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Aug 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.
View all tips
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. General questions about previous experience
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. A system design question about searching on web and deep doving and grilling from there
Round 4 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. General interview questions on background, why I left other jobs and few SQL questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for ION Group Data Engineer interview:
  • Python
  • ETL
  • Data Warehousing
  • MS SQL
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Just prepare something that you did earlier and was great according to you and prepare SQL and have an understanding of full stack development. Be proficient with python.

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Jun 2021. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. 1.joins and all basic SQL questions
  • Q2. 2. Oops knowledge advantage but not necessary.
  • Ans. 

    Object-oriented programming (OOP) knowledge is an advantage but not necessary for a data engineer.

    • OOP concepts like inheritance, encapsulation, and polymorphism can be useful in designing data models.

    • OOP languages like Java and Python are commonly used in data engineering.

    • Understanding OOP can help with debugging and maintaining code.

    • However, OOP is not a requirement for data engineering and other programming paradigms

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. 3.er relationship

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Red Hat Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Red Hat Data Engineer interview?
Red Hat interview process usually has 2 rounds. The most common rounds in the Red Hat interview process are Resume Shortlist and Technical.
How to prepare for Red Hat 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 Red Hat. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Red Hat expect are Python, Linux, SQL, Consulting and Open Source.
What are the top questions asked in Red Hat Data Engineer interview?

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