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Schlumberger Data Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 13 Jun 2024

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Data Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 13 Jun 2024

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

I was interviewed in May 2024.

Round 1 - Technical 

(6 Questions)

  • Q1. SQL table distributions.
  • Q2. ADF switching questions?
  • Q3. How do you optimize the performance?
  • Ans. 

    Performance optimization in data engineering involves tuning queries, indexing, partitioning, and utilizing appropriate hardware.

    • Tune queries by optimizing SQL code, using appropriate joins, and avoiding unnecessary operations.

    • Utilize indexing to speed up data retrieval by creating indexes on frequently queried columns.

    • Partition data to distribute it across multiple nodes or servers for parallel processing.

    • Utilize appr...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. What is stored procedure?
  • Ans. 

    A stored procedure is a set of SQL statements that can be saved and reused in a database management system.

    • Stored procedures are used to perform a specific task or set of tasks in a database.

    • They can accept input parameters and return output parameters.

    • Stored procedures can improve performance by reducing the amount of data sent between the database and the application.

    • They can also enhance security by controlling acce...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. Ranking functions in SQL?
  • Ans. 

    Ranking functions in SQL are used to assign a rank to each row based on a specific criteria.

    • Ranking functions include RANK(), DENSE_RANK(), and ROW_NUMBER()

    • RANK() assigns a unique rank to each distinct row

    • DENSE_RANK() assigns a unique rank to each distinct row without gaps

    • ROW_NUMBER() assigns a unique sequential integer to each row

  • Answered by AI
  • Q6. Modelling 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 Naukri.com and was interviewed before Apr 2023. There were 5 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Reverse a binary tree and few other technical questions

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Data structure and Oops concepts were asked
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Technical round on projects that we have worked on and questions around that
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. General HR questions
Round 5 - Behavioral 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. More of like a general conversation with the center manager

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Data Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 25 Oct 2023

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

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Oct 2022. There were 5 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 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Question as per my skill set from SQL, Unix, Power Center Mappings.
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. In detail questions on skill sets and writing logic and flow diagram for one of the problem statement
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. General discussion on expectations and the requirments
Round 5 - Behavioral 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Don't remember the exact questions

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

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What is the purpose of using Common Table Expressions (CTE) in SQL?
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What is HTML vs XHTML
  • Ans. 

    HTML is a markup language for creating web pages, while XHTML is a stricter version of HTML that follows XML rules.

    • HTML is more forgiving and allows for sloppy coding, while XHTML requires well-formed and valid code.

    • XHTML requires all tags to be closed properly, unlike HTML which allows for self-closing tags.

    • XHTML is case-sensitive, while HTML is not.

    • XHTML documents must be well-formed XML documents, while HTML documen

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. LRU Cache Implementation
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before Jun 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Technical challenge faced
  • Q2. What are your strengths
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Jan 2024. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

2 question :

1. Find the longest common subsequence in 2 strings
2. find the 5th highest revenue from the table in last 28 days in a particular region

Round 2 - Coding Test 

I was given a list of book, genre of books and books and rating of books . All list was of equal length n.

There were 2 methods which need to be implemented
1. get highest rating of book by genre . if rating are same then in lexographical order
2. update book rating by book name

Round 3 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. These questions were basic
  • Q2. There were lots of imaginative situation given and then I was asked to say what I would do in those situation

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare your DSA and SQL throughly
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before Dec 2021. There were 2 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 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell Me About urself
  • Q2. SAP overview in PM, RCM, P16
  • Ans. 

    SAP is an enterprise resource planning software used for PM, RCM, and P16.

    • SAP is a software used for managing business operations and customer relations.

    • PM (Plant Maintenance) module in SAP helps in managing maintenance activities like planning, scheduling, and execution.

    • RCM (Reliability Centered Maintenance) module in SAP helps in identifying and prioritizing maintenance tasks based on criticality.

    • P16 (Project System)...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Technical skills and maintainance of rotary equipments, if u r planning dept then its an upperhand for u.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - u have technically sound starting from the basics to quite advance level. The interviewer remains calm and supportive.

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Mar 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Don’t add your photo or details such as gender, age, and address in your resume. These details do not add any value.
View all tips
Round 2 - Coding Test 

First round was online assessment test with programming and aptitude games

Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Group Anagram question
  • Q2. SQL question to get name of employee whose salary is greater than average salary of the department
  • Ans. 

    SQL query to retrieve name of employee with salary greater than department average.

    • Calculate average salary of department using GROUP BY clause

    • Join employee and department tables using department ID

    • Filter employees with salary greater than department average

    • Select employee name

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for British Petroleum Data Engineer interview:
  • Spark
  • Cloud
  • Programming
  • SQL
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - I solved all question in technical round 1 with optimal time complexity still they rejected me to get next rounds.

Skills evaluated in this interview

Schlumberger Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Schlumberger Data Engineer interview?
Schlumberger interview process usually has 3-4 rounds. The most common rounds in the Schlumberger interview process are Technical, HR and Behavioral.
How to prepare for Schlumberger 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 Schlumberger. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Schlumberger expect are Agile, Azure, Data Modeling, Data Warehousing and ETL.
What are the top questions asked in Schlumberger Data Engineer interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the Schlumberger Data Engineer interview -

  1. How do you optimize the performan...read more
  2. What is stored procedu...read more
  3. Ranking functions in S...read more

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