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Target Data Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 5 Sep 2024

Target Data Engineer Interview Experiences

3 interviews found

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

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

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(5 Questions)

  • Q1. It was hiring drive face to face interview
  • Q2. Project related indepth discussions
  • Q3. Medium level SQL and DSA
  • Q4. Sorting colors DSA problem
  • Ans. 

    Sort an array of colors in a specific order

    • Use a custom sorting function to sort the colors based on a predefined order

    • Map each color to a numerical value and sort based on that value

    • Consider using a hashmap to store the order of colors

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. In depth spark optimization question

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare SQL, Python and Spark

Skills evaluated in this interview

Data Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 21 Jun 2024

Interview experience
1
Bad
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

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

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Clueless and very rude interviewer. The troglodyte asked only from my past experience and everything not included either in the job description or my resume.

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Data Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 16 Aug 2022

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed in Jul 2022. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. I was asked medium Data structure questions mainly on Arrays and strings.
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. This round was basically on big data concepts, interviewer asked about Hive, Hbase, Spark and SQL.
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. This was a managerial round mostly focused on technical part for the first half, than some bit on optimisation of Big data application as well as infra overall. Than some basic managerial questions.
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. This round was about basic HR questions, such as why Target, salary discussion etc.

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Target Data Engineer interview:
  • Spark
  • Hive
  • Airflow
  • Data Structures
  • SCALA
  • Python
  • API
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Stick to basic spark and optimisation parts. Also if you have worked on other tech such as Hive etc. Please go through the basics. Also try covering easy and medium questions on neetcode.io for ds part.

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I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Dec 2020. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. How you will design an E-Commerce system
  • Ans. 

    An E-Commerce system can be designed by identifying user requirements, selecting appropriate technologies, and implementing secure payment and shipping methods.

    • Identify user requirements and create user stories

    • Select appropriate technologies for front-end, back-end, and database

    • Implement secure payment and shipping methods

    • Design a user-friendly interface with easy navigation

    • Ensure scalability and performance of the sys...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Initial interview was a telephonic interview for 30 minutes. Basic question and 1 question was how you will design an e-commerce system. Difficulty level was average.
Second round was an assignment .
Third round was again a technical interview

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Oct 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Basic SQL and tableau questions

Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. How do you work in a team?
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

Write a a python code to reverse string without slicing.

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.
View all tips
Round 2 - Coding Test 

Basic details of Pyspark optimization question

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Job optimization is pyspark

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Read basics
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Sep 2023. 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 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Python coding, SQL theoretical
  • Q2. SPARK working question

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Learn SQL and python syntax. Most question were very syntactical
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

Java coding test. Really basic

Interview experience
1
Bad
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.
View all tips
Round 2 - Coding Test 

The coding test was on hackerearth with 2 coding questions and Java based output questions.

Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. 3 DSA questions on DP, binary search

Target Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Target Data Engineer interview?
Target interview process usually has 2 rounds. The most common rounds in the Target interview process are One-on-one Round, HR and Technical.
How to prepare for Target 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 Target. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Target expect are Python, Data Modeling, Data Quality, SQL and Open Source.
What are the top questions asked in Target Data Engineer interview?

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

  1. Sorting colors DSA prob...read more
  2. This was a managerial round mostly focused on technical part for the first half...read more
  3. This round was basically on big data concepts, interviewer asked about Hive, Hb...read more

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