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TCS AWS Data Engineer Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Updated 1 May 2024

Top TCS AWS Data Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

  • Q1. Explain use of * in both the args and kwargs. Expedition handling.use of pass function in python
  • Q2. Given two table explain joins created and total count
  • Q3. What AWS Glue Service and and It's Components
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TCS AWS Data Engineer Interview Experiences

3 interviews found

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

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Mar 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Question based on resume, cloud databases, EMR, Athena, Ec2, Sql
  • Q2. Scenario based questions
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Managerial questions

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed in Nov 2022. 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 - One-on-one 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Question on AWS services like Glue, Lambda, EMR, S3 Python and SQL
  • Q2. Python- List comprehension, function, various methods SQL -window function, rollback, commit, savepoint and it's diffrence Joins AWS- S3 lifecycle, it's use. Glue questions
  • Q3. Explain use of * in both the args and kwargs. Expedition handling.use of pass function in python
  • Ans. 

    The * symbol is used to pass variable number of arguments and keyword arguments in Python functions.

    • The * symbol before a parameter name in a function definition allows it to accept variable number of arguments as a tuple.

    • The ** symbol before a parameter name in a function definition allows it to accept variable number of keyword arguments as a dictionary.

    • The * symbol before an iterable object in a function call unpack...

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Resume based questions Data modelling SQL
  • Q2. From SQL focus was on self join Data modelling question from existing project Explain projects and existing pipeline
  • Q3. Given two table explain joins created and total count
  • Ans. 

    Explaining joins and total count for two tables

    • Joins combine data from two or more tables based on a common column

    • Inner join returns only the matching rows from both tables

    • Left join returns all rows from the left table and matching rows from the right table

    • Right join returns all rows from the right table and matching rows from the left table

    • Full outer join returns all rows from both tables

    • Total count is the number of r

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Concentrate on SQL and Python most
Aws questions will be basic theory based.

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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
-
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before May 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. What is AWS and its Architecture
  • Ans. 

    AWS is a cloud computing platform provided by Amazon with a scalable and flexible architecture.

    • AWS stands for Amazon Web Services

    • It offers a wide range of cloud services including computing power, storage, and databases

    • AWS architecture is designed to be scalable, secure, and cost-effective

    • Examples of AWS services include EC2 for virtual servers, S3 for storage, and RDS for databases

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What is Data Lake and Data warehouse
  • Ans. 

    Data Lake is a storage repository that holds a vast amount of raw data in its native format, while Data Warehouse is a structured repository for processed and analyzed data.

    • Data Lake stores raw, unstructured data in its original form for future processing and analysis.

    • Data Warehouse stores structured, processed data for querying and reporting.

    • Data Lake is ideal for big data analytics and machine learning applications.

    • D...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. What AWS Glue Service and and It's Components
  • Ans. 

    AWS Glue is a fully managed extract, transform, and load (ETL) service that makes it easy to prepare and load data for analytics.

    • AWS Glue Data Catalog: A central metadata repository that stores metadata information about datasets and sources.

    • AWS Glue ETL: Allows you to create ETL jobs to transform data from various sources into a format that can be easily analyzed.

    • AWS Glue Crawler: Automatically discovers data in vario...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. When to use Lambda and Glue
  • Ans. 

    Lambda for event-driven processing, Glue for ETL jobs

    • Use Lambda for event-driven processing, such as real-time data processing or triggering actions based on events

    • Use Glue for ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) jobs, especially when dealing with large volumes of data or complex transformations

    • Lambda is serverless and scales automatically, while Glue provides managed ETL capabilities with built-in connectors to various dat...

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Case Study 

Create Architecture for Scalable AWS Data Pipeline

Round 3 - HR 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. What is background and overall exp
  • Q2. Your Weakness and strength
  • Q3. Salary negotiation

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare basic concept and clear on what you know.

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I was interviewed before Sep 2020.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

(1 Question)

Round duration - 140 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Test timing was at 2:00 pm , it was conducted in a college and the environment was good for the test. Camera was a primary part of test, so no suspicious activity.

  • Q1. 

    Sum of Two Numbers Represented as Arrays

    Given two numbers in the form of two arrays where each element of the array represents a digit, calculate the sum of these two numbers and return this sum as an ar...

  • Ans. 

    Given two numbers represented as arrays, calculate their sum and return the result as an array.

    • Iterate through the arrays from right to left, adding digits and carrying over if necessary

    • Handle cases where one array is longer than the other by considering the remaining digits

    • Ensure the final sum array does not have any leading zeros

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Face to Face 

Round duration - 20 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

The round was conducted at around 12 p.m. I was called at the college location and then it was conducted. The interviewer was quite polite and frank.

Round 3 - HR 

Round duration - 8 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This round was conducted right after finishing and clearing the technical round at the same place and on the same day.

Interview Preparation Tips

Eligibility criteriaAbove 60 %Wipro Limited interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - OOPS, Data Structures, Database Concepts, Coding problemsTime required to prepare for the interview - 2-3 monthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Practice atleast 2-3 Coding problems daily so your logic building becomes stronger.
Tip 2 : Exercise problems based on OOPS concepts and others too.
Tip 3 : If you can have your own project built, then it's the major point and will act as a plus point.

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Your resume should be in standard form, short and simple will be more effective.
Tip 2 : Whatever you have learned, you need to mention it in your resume as that will be your primary source of selection and having project on your resume is important.

Final outcome of the interviewSelected

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Jan 2020. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. First question in hr interview is tell about yourself then the hr asked questions what I mentioned in my resume. So put the information in resume what you known well. My unique talent is I'm a stage spea...

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be bold, be confident, don't put irrelevant information in your resume update yourself relating to your studies

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Feb 2020. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Hr

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - You should be true to what you are putting before the interviewer . Try to put your ideas Add something you did well in your career like in projects /research which you know very well and versed in concepts about it for open interview so that interviewer can get bandwidth where he can ask questions from. This is simply a key .

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Dec 2020. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. 1.Describe a situation where you have taken a quick decision and failed, and a situation where you succeeded. 2. What is a skill you have tried to achieve but failed? 3. Describe a decision you have taken ...

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - 1. Always try to take risk in small problems . When you face the consequences, you would be able to tackle bigger problems.
2. Every skill you learn, even if you didn't excel in it is not to be considered a waste of time/failure, you learn something simply by participating.

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Jul 2020. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Description of project
  • Ans. 

    The project involved designing and implementing a new network infrastructure for a large corporation.

    • Conducted a thorough analysis of the existing network infrastructure

    • Designed a new network architecture that met the company's needs

    • Implemented the new network infrastructure with minimal disruption to business operations

    • Tested and optimized the new network to ensure optimal performance

    • Provided ongoing support and maint

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Your previous experince

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Well prepare for your resume

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Feb 2020. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

4 Questions

  • Q1. 1.Tell me about yourself.
  • Q2. 2. Some basic questions from DBMS, iot and cloud.
  • Q3. 3. Explain your project ( technology u have used and what is it).
  • Q4. 4. Are you willing to relocate.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - HR was nice and friendly. Overall it was a NYC experience.
All the best guys.

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Aug 2020. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Tell me aboit yourself
  • Q2. Why mechatronics? Why infosys?

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Knowbyour projects inside out. Prepare your basic hr questions from the beginning.

TCS Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in TCS AWS Data Engineer interview?
TCS interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the TCS interview process are One-on-one Round, Technical and HR.
How to prepare for TCS AWS 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 TCS. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at TCS expect are Python, AWS, EMR, AWS Glue and Pyspark.
What are the top questions asked in TCS AWS Data Engineer interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the TCS AWS Data Engineer interview -

  1. Explain use of * in both the args and kwargs. Expedition handling.use of pass f...read more
  2. Given two table explain joins created and total co...read more
  3. What AWS Glue Service and and It's Compone...read more

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TCS AWS Data Engineer Interview Process

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TCS AWS Data Engineer Salary
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₹3.9 L/yr - ₹11 L/yr
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Skill development

3.3

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2.6

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4.8

Job security

3.6

Company culture

2.4

Promotions

2.8

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