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SkillSoft Data Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 10 Oct 2022

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Data Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 7 Oct 2022

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 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What is the difference between UNION and UNION ALL?
  • Ans. 

    UNION combines and removes duplicates, UNION ALL combines without removing duplicates.

    • UNION merges the results of two or more SELECT statements into a single result set.

    • UNION ALL does the same as UNION, but it does not remove duplicates.

    • UNION is more resource-intensive than UNION ALL because it performs a sort operation.

    • UNION ALL is faster than UNION when all records are required.

    • Example: SELECT column1 FROM table1 UNI...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. How to delete duplicate records from a table?
  • Ans. 

    To delete duplicate records from a table, we can use the DISTINCT keyword or GROUP BY clause.

    • Use the DISTINCT keyword to select unique records and insert them into a new table

    • Use the GROUP BY clause to group records by a specific column and select only one record from each group

    • Use the DELETE statement with a subquery to delete duplicate records

    • Create a unique index on the table to prevent duplicate records from being

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Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Keep on learning and focus more on the basics. Improve logical learning.

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Python, sql, aws
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Aws, architecture and design
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Cultural fit and compensation
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
Selected Selected
Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

I went for interview in 2019 as fresher , First round was CCAT , Where you will have to solve 30 questions in 15 minutes

Round 2 - Group Discussion 

Since there were too many people , Group discussion on various topics were held to filter more candidates

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Once GD is passes , Technical interview for 20-30 minutes , Basic programming questions on any language , And detailed explanation was asked , They were trying to know if we are good enough in problem so...
Round 4 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. And finally with the director , It was normal interview
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in May 2024. There were 5 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Question based on Window Functions in sql
  • Q2. Order of execution
  • Ans. 

    Order of execution refers to the sequence in which operations are carried out in a program or system.

    • Execution starts from the top of the program and moves downwards.

    • Operations within parentheses are executed first.

    • Multiplication and division are executed before addition and subtraction.

    • Functions are executed when they are called.

    • Control structures like loops and conditionals affect the order of execution.

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Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Write a sql query to find out different routes for a airline. Table has two columns which are destination and source
  • Ans. 

    Use a SQL query to find different routes for an airline based on source and destination columns in a table.

    • Use a SELECT statement to retrieve the distinct combinations of source and destination.

    • Use the DISTINCT keyword to ensure only unique routes are returned.

    • Order the results by source and destination for easier analysis.

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  • Q2. Situational questions based on Business KPI
Round 3 - Behavioral 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Simple discussion on the role and company culture
Round 4 - Head Of Analytics round 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Case study question
Round 5 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic Discussion on relocation and interest in joining the company.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Interviewers were friendly but the level of interview for technical round was above moderate. SQL proficiency is must.

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
No response

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

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Two dynamic programming challenges at the hard level on LeetCode and 10 medium-level SQL challenge.

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

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. How to manage and configure postfix mail server.
  • Ans. 

    Postfix mail server can be managed and configured using configuration files and command line tools.

    • Edit the main configuration file /etc/postfix/main.cf to make changes to the server settings

    • Use postconf command to view or change configuration parameters

    • Restart the postfix service after making changes for them to take effect

    • Utilize tools like postmap to manage lookup tables for postfix

    • Monitor mail server logs for troub

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  • Q2. OS go to maintenance mode, how to fix it.
  • Ans. 

    To fix an OS in maintenance mode, reboot the system, check for any recent changes or updates, run diagnostics, and restore from a backup if necessary.

    • Reboot the system to see if it resolves the issue

    • Check for any recent changes or updates that may have caused the OS to go into maintenance mode

    • Run diagnostics to identify any hardware or software issues

    • Restore the OS from a backup if needed

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Jul 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic Questions based on pervious project
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Lifecycle methods
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Project details and how to tackle challenges and bugs efficiently

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - They had detailed interview on frontend skills. Interviewer asked very in depth question and also provided feedback on areas to improve
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Nov 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

DS algo questions with about 3 questions in topic like graph, strings ,arrays

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. DS algo question on LinkedIn list
  • Q2. DS algo question on graph
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
No response

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

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Verbal, logical, Quantative test

Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Self introduction

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - It was a good job promotion for development of data

SkillSoft Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in SkillSoft Data Engineer interview?
SkillSoft interview process usually has 2 rounds. The most common rounds in the SkillSoft interview process are Resume Shortlist and Technical.
How to prepare for SkillSoft 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 SkillSoft. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at SkillSoft expect are Agile, SSIS, Organizational development, Reporting Tools and SAS.
What are the top questions asked in SkillSoft Data Engineer interview?

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

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