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Q1. Tell me about yourself and Project
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I am a Senior Data Engineer with experience in developing data pipelines and optimizing data storage for various projects.
• Developed data pipelines using Apache Spark for real-time data processing

• Optimized data storage using technologies like Hadoop and AWS S3

• Worked on a project to analyze customer behavior and improve marketing strategies
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Q2. What was you day-to-day job in your project
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My day-to-day job in the project involved designing and implementing data pipelines, optimizing data workflows, and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Designing and implementing data pipelines to extract, transform, and load data from various sources

• Optimizing data workflows to improve efficiency and performance

• Collaborating with cross-functional teams including data scientists, analysts, and business stakeholde...read more
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Q3. Spark Architecture
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Q4. How DAG handle Fault tolerance?
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DAGs handle fault tolerance by rerunning failed tasks and maintaining task dependencies.
• DAGs rerun failed tasks automatically to ensure completion.

• DAGs maintain task dependencies to ensure proper sequencing.

• DAGs can be configured to retry failed tasks a certain number of times before marking them as failed.
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Q5. What is shuffling? How to Handle Shuffling?
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Shuffling is the process of redistributing data across partitions in a distributed computing environment.
• Shuffling is necessary when data needs to be grouped or aggregated across different partitions.

• It can be handled efficiently by minimizing the amount of data being shuffled and optimizing the partitioning strategy.

• Techniques like partitioning, combiners, and reducers can help reduce the amount of shuffling in MapRed
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Q6. What is the difference between repartition and Coelsce?
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Repartition increases or decreases the number of partitions in a DataFrame, while Coalesce only decreases the number of partitions.
• Repartition can increase or decrease the number of partitions in a DataFrame, leading to a shuffle of data across the cluster.

• Coalesce only decreases the number of partitions in a DataFrame without performing a full shuffle, making it more efficient than repartition.

• Repartition is typically...read more
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Q7. How do you handle Incremental data?
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Incremental data is handled by identifying new data since the last update and merging it with existing data.
• Identify new data since last update

• Merge new data with existing data

• Update data warehouse or database with incremental changes
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Q8. What is SCD ??
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SCD stands for Slowly Changing Dimension, a concept in data warehousing to track changes in data over time.
• SCD is used to maintain historical data in a data warehouse.

• There are three types of SCD - Type 1, Type 2, and Type 3.

• Type 1 SCD overwrites old data with new data.

• Type 2 SCD creates a new record for each change, preserving history.

• Type 3 SCD maintains both old and new values in the same record.

• SCD is important for...read more
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Q9. Scenerio based questions related to Spark ?
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Q10. Two SQL Codes and Two Python codes like reverse a string ?
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Reverse a string using SQL and Python codes.
• In SQL, use the REVERSE function to reverse a string.

• In Python, use slicing with a step of -1 to reverse a string.
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Q11. Find top 5 countries with highest population in Spark and SQL
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Use Spark and SQL to find the top 5 countries with the highest population.
• Use Spark to load the data and perform data processing.

• Use SQL queries to group by country and sum the population.

• Order the results in descending order and limit to top 5.

• Example: SELECT country, SUM(population) AS total_population FROM table_name GROUP BY country ORDER BY total_population DESC LIMIT 5
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Q12. Using two tables find the different records for different joins
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To find different records for different joins using two tables
• Use the SQL query to perform different joins like INNER JOIN, LEFT JOIN, RIGHT JOIN, and FULL JOIN

• Identify the key columns in both tables to join on

• Select the columns from both tables and use WHERE clause to filter out the different records
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Q1. What is a catalyst optimiser? How it works?
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A catalyst optimizer is a query optimization tool used in Apache Spark to improve performance by generating an optimal query plan.
• Catalyst optimizer is a rule-based query optimization framework in Apache Spark.

• It leverages rules to transform the logical query plan into a more optimized physical plan.

• The optimizer applies various optimization techniques like predicate pushdown, constant folding, and join reordering.

• By o...read more
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Q2. Tell me about the optimization you used in your project.
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Used query optimization techniques to improve performance in database queries.
• Utilized indexing to speed up search queries.

• Implemented query caching to reduce redundant database calls.

• Optimized SQL queries by restructuring joins and subqueries.

• Utilized database partitioning to improve query performance.

• Used query profiling tools to identify and optimize slow queries.
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Q3. Pyspark question related to merging two schemas?
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Q4. What is the best approach to finding whether the data frame is empty or not?
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Use the len() function to check the length of the data frame.
• Use len() function to get the number of rows in the data frame.

• If the length is 0, then the data frame is empty.

• Example: if len(df) == 0: print('Data frame is empty')
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Q5. Spark Architecture
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Q6. How do you decide on cores and worker nodes?
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Cores and worker nodes are decided based on the workload requirements and scalability needs of the data processing system.
• Consider the size and complexity of the data being processed

• Evaluate the processing speed and memory requirements of the tasks

• Take into account the parallelism and concurrency needed for efficient data processing

• Monitor the system performance and adjust cores and worker nodes as needed
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Q7. What happens when we enforce schema ?
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Enforcing schema ensures that data conforms to a predefined structure and rules.
• Ensures data integrity by validating incoming data against predefined schema

• Helps in maintaining consistency and accuracy of data

• Prevents data corruption and errors in data processing

• Can lead to rejection of data that does not adhere to the schema
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Q1. Technical + Behaviour
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Q1. Expectation and Genaral
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Basics of mathematical ability and verbal ability

Q1. Introduction - explain projects
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Q2. Data analytics explain
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Q1. Data warehousing related questions
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Q2. SQL scenario based questions
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Q3. Project experience
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I have experience working on projects involving data pipeline development, ETL processes, and data warehousing.
• Developed ETL processes to extract, transform, and load data from various sources into a data warehouse

• Built data pipelines to automate the flow of data between systems and ensure data quality and consistency

• Optimized database performance and implemented data modeling best practices

• Worked on real-time data pro...read more
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Q4. Python Based questions
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Q5. AWS features and questions
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Q1. Similar to first round but in depth questions relatively
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Q2. Asked about career goals and stuff
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Q1. General work related conversation
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Q2. Salary discussion
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Q1. Spark Architecture
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Q2. Cache vs persist, lazy evaluation
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Q1. General discussion of background and technical interview availability.Expected Salary,current salary
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Q1. Tell me about yourself.
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Q2. Which project have you recently worked on?
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Q3. How much experience do you have in python and R?
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I have 3 years of experience in Python and 2 years in R.
• 3 years of experience in Python, used for data cleaning, analysis, and visualization.

• 2 years of experience in R, utilized for statistical analysis and data modeling.

• Proficient in using libraries like pandas, numpy, matplotlib in Python and ggplot2, dplyr in R.
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Q4. What project have you worked on in R programming?
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I have worked on a project in R programming analyzing customer churn for a telecommunications company.
• Used R programming to clean and analyze customer data

• Created visualizations to identify patterns and trends in customer behavior

• Built predictive models to forecast customer churn rates

• Collaborated with stakeholders to present findings and recommendations
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Q5. Which databases have you worked on?
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I have worked on databases such as MySQL, SQL Server, and MongoDB.
• MySQL

• SQL Server

• MongoDB
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Q6. Given a list of strings, find the string matching a particular pattern.
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Find a string matching a specific pattern in a list of strings.
• Use regular expressions to search for the pattern in each string.

• Iterate through the list of strings and apply the pattern matching logic.

• Return the string that matches the pattern, if found.

• Example: List of strings - ['apple', 'banana', 'cherry'], pattern - 'ba' would return 'banana'.
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Q7. Given a list of dictionary, find the dictionary which has the count of key highest among all the dictionaries. eg: [{a:5},{b:2}.......] Now here 5 is the highest key value so it should be printed.
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Find the dictionary with the highest count of keys in a list of dictionaries.
• Iterate through the list of dictionaries and keep track of the dictionary with the highest count of keys.

• Use a loop to count the keys in each dictionary and compare it with the current highest count.

• Return the dictionary with the highest count of keys.
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Q8. Do you have experience in converting python scripts to R?
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Yes, I have experience in converting Python scripts to R.
• I have converted several Python scripts to R for data analysis projects.

• I am proficient in both Python and R programming languages.

• I can provide examples of projects where I have successfully converted Python scripts to R.
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Q1. ReduceByKey vs groupByKey
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reduceByKey is more efficient than groupByKey for aggregating data in Spark due to reduced shuffling.
• reduceByKey combines values for each key in each partition before shuffling data

• groupByKey shuffles all data to a single partition before combining values for each key

• reduceByKey is preferred for large datasets to minimize data movement and improve performance
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Q2. Word count in scala
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Scala provides a simple way to count words in a string using built-in functions.
• Use the split function to split the string into an array of words

• Use the length function to get the count of words in the array
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Q3. Second highest salary SQL
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Use SQL query with ORDER BY and LIMIT to find the second highest salary.
• Use ORDER BY clause to sort salaries in descending order

• Use LIMIT 1,1 to skip the first highest salary and get the second highest salary
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Q1. What are your interest
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My interests include data analysis, problem-solving, and continuous learning.
• Data analysis

• Problem-solving

• Continuous learning
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Q2. Java related question
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