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Tredence Data Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 23 May 2025

7 Interview questions

A Data Engineer was asked 6mo ago
Q. How would you create a database of colleges composed of students and professors?
Ans. 

Create a database to store information about colleges, students, and professors.

  • Create tables for colleges, students, and professors

  • Include columns for relevant information such as name, ID, courses, etc.

  • Establish relationships between the tables using foreign keys

  • Use SQL queries to insert, update, and retrieve data

  • Consider normalization to avoid data redundancy

A Data Engineer was asked 7mo ago
Q. What is a copy activity in ADF?
Ans. 

Copy activity in Azure Data Factory (ADF) facilitates data transfer between various data stores.

  • Enables data movement from source to destination, e.g., SQL Database to Blob Storage.

  • Supports various data formats like CSV, JSON, and Parquet.

  • Can be scheduled or triggered by events, allowing for automation.

  • Utilizes integration runtime for data movement, which can be Azure or Self-hosted.

  • Allows for data transformation ...

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A Data Engineer was asked 8mo ago
Q. How do you optimize your code?
Ans. 

Optimizing code involves identifying bottlenecks, improving algorithms, using efficient data structures, and minimizing resource usage.

  • Identify and eliminate bottlenecks in the code by profiling and analyzing performance.

  • Improve algorithms by using more efficient techniques and data structures.

  • Use appropriate data structures like hash maps, sets, and arrays to optimize memory usage and access times.

  • Minimize resour...

A Data Engineer was asked 8mo ago
Q. What is Databricks?
Ans. 

Data bricks is a unified analytics platform that provides a collaborative environment for data scientists, engineers, and analysts.

  • Data bricks simplifies the process of building data pipelines and training machine learning models.

  • It allows for easy integration with various data sources and tools, such as Apache Spark and Delta Lake.

  • Data bricks provides a scalable and secure platform for processing big data and run...

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A Data Engineer was asked
Q. How can you execute a second notebook from a first notebook?
Ans. 

To execute a second notebook from the first notebook, you can use the %run magic command in Jupyter Notebook.

  • Use the %run magic command followed by the path to the second notebook in the first notebook.

  • Ensure that the second notebook is in the same directory or provide the full path to the notebook.

  • Make sure to save any changes in the second notebook before executing it from the first notebook.

A Data Engineer was asked
Q. What activities have you used in Data Factory?
Ans. 

I have used activities such as Copy Data, Execute Pipeline, Lookup, and Data Flow in Data Factory.

  • Copy Data activity is used to copy data from a source to a destination.

  • Execute Pipeline activity is used to trigger another pipeline within the same or different Data Factory.

  • Lookup activity is used to retrieve data from a specified dataset or table.

  • Data Flow activity is used for data transformation and processing.

A Data Engineer was asked
Q. What is the difference between data lake storage and blob storage?
Ans. 

Data lake storage is optimized for big data analytics and can store structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data. Blob storage is for unstructured data only.

  • Data lake storage is designed for big data analytics and can handle structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data

  • Blob storage is optimized for storing unstructured data like images, videos, documents, etc.

  • Data lake storage allows for complex queries...

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Data Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Vinay Gundam

posted on 16 Dec 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-

I applied via Campus Placement

Round 1 - Coding Test 

1 good coding question and 33 mcqs

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Easy questions are asked
  • Q2. Like create a database of the collages composes of students and professors
  • Ans. 

    Create a database to store information about colleges, students, and professors.

    • Create tables for colleges, students, and professors

    • Include columns for relevant information such as name, ID, courses, etc.

    • Establish relationships between the tables using foreign keys

    • Use SQL queries to insert, update, and retrieve data

    • Consider normalization to avoid data redundancy

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Some hr questions
  • Q2. Project discussions
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Hr questions about family
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

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

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. What is data bricks
  • Ans. 

    Data bricks is a unified analytics platform that provides a collaborative environment for data scientists, engineers, and analysts.

    • Data bricks simplifies the process of building data pipelines and training machine learning models.

    • It allows for easy integration with various data sources and tools, such as Apache Spark and Delta Lake.

    • Data bricks provides a scalable and secure platform for processing big data and running ...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. How do you optimize your code?
  • Ans. 

    Optimizing code involves identifying bottlenecks, improving algorithms, using efficient data structures, and minimizing resource usage.

    • Identify and eliminate bottlenecks in the code by profiling and analyzing performance.

    • Improve algorithms by using more efficient techniques and data structures.

    • Use appropriate data structures like hash maps, sets, and arrays to optimize memory usage and access times.

    • Minimize resource us...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. What is SQL window function?
  • Ans. 

    SQL window function is used to perform calculations across a set of table rows related to the current row.

    • Window functions operate on a set of rows related to the current row

    • They can be used to calculate running totals, moving averages, rank, etc.

    • Examples include ROW_NUMBER(), RANK(), SUM() OVER(), etc.

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Salary expectations?
  • Q2. When can you join
  • Ans. 

    I can join immediately or at a mutually convenient date, depending on your needs and my current commitments.

    • I am available to start immediately if needed.

    • If you prefer a specific start date, I can accommodate that as well.

    • I can discuss my current commitments to find a suitable start time.

    • For example, if you need someone to start within a week, I can make that work.

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

Data Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 17 Mar 2025

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

I appeared for an interview in Feb 2025, where I was asked the following questions.

  • Q1. 1. asked about CDC and CDT difference 2. Transient table Vs temp table 3. SCD type 2 & Type 3 diff 4. A window function based question to found the latest updated designations on employee table on basi...
  • Q2. Rest questions were on basis of Azure Databricks , Deltalake , ADF on basis of experience

Data Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 28 Apr 2025

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I appeared for an interview in Mar 2025, where I was asked the following questions.

  • Q1. Snowflake warehouse sizes.
  • Q2. SQl listagg queries
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Half hour with spark python azure databricks

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Architecture databricks
  • Q2. Sql related questions

Data Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 23 May 2025

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
Selected Selected
  • Q1. What are the different types of joins in SQL?
  • Q2. What is Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) in C++?
  • Q3. What is normalization in Database Management Systems (DBMS)?
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Dec 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Copy activity in ADF
  • Ans. 

    Copy activity in Azure Data Factory (ADF) facilitates data transfer between various data stores.

    • Enables data movement from source to destination, e.g., SQL Database to Blob Storage.

    • Supports various data formats like CSV, JSON, and Parquet.

    • Can be scheduled or triggered by events, allowing for automation.

    • Utilizes integration runtime for data movement, which can be Azure or Self-hosted.

    • Allows for data transformation durin...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Delta table, unity catalog , delta live table in Azure databricks
Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Copy activity, Lookup, get metadata, if else, for each activity in ADF
  • Q2. Conceptual ETL Questions like coalesce and repartition, cache, persist etc.

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Tredence Data Engineer interview:
  • azure databricks
  • azure data factory
  • ETL

Skills evaluated in this interview

Data Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 20 Mar 2025

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

I appeared for an interview in Sep 2024, where I was asked the following questions.

  • Q1. Graphs dsa question
  • Q2. System design basics
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Sep 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. What activities you have used in data factory?
  • Ans. 

    I have used activities such as Copy Data, Execute Pipeline, Lookup, and Data Flow in Data Factory.

    • Copy Data activity is used to copy data from a source to a destination.

    • Execute Pipeline activity is used to trigger another pipeline within the same or different Data Factory.

    • Lookup activity is used to retrieve data from a specified dataset or table.

    • Data Flow activity is used for data transformation and processing.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. How will you execute second notebook from first notebook?
  • Ans. 

    To execute a second notebook from the first notebook, you can use the %run magic command in Jupyter Notebook.

    • Use the %run magic command followed by the path to the second notebook in the first notebook.

    • Ensure that the second notebook is in the same directory or provide the full path to the notebook.

    • Make sure to save any changes in the second notebook before executing it from the first notebook.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Difference between data lake storage and blob storage?
  • Ans. 

    Data lake storage is optimized for big data analytics and can store structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data. Blob storage is for unstructured data only.

    • Data lake storage is designed for big data analytics and can handle structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data

    • Blob storage is optimized for storing unstructured data like images, videos, documents, etc.

    • Data lake storage allows for complex queries and ...

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

Data Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 22 Aug 2024

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

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Sep 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic Sql and Spark questions
Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Salary discussion

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Good company, mostly for data engineering projects and lots of learning.

Tredence Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Tredence Data Engineer interview?
Tredence interview process usually has 2 rounds. The most common rounds in the Tredence interview process are Technical, HR and Aptitude Test.
How to prepare for Tredence 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 Tredence. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Tredence expect are SQL, Python, Machine Learning, Data Mining and Data Warehousing.
What are the top questions asked in Tredence Data Engineer interview?

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

  1. How will you execute second notebook from first notebo...read more
  2. What activities you have used in data facto...read more
  3. like create a database of the collages composes of students and profess...read more
How long is the Tredence Data Engineer interview process?

The duration of Tredence Data Engineer interview process can vary, but typically it takes about less than 2 weeks to complete.

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