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SQL questions: 1. First question was based on the ranking and join to get the solution 2. Second follow up question used the same database and tables. The question asked for a rolling average based on last 3 days. 3. Third question was again based on a rolling sum and then count query based on that rolling sum. All of the SQLs required CTE statements Lastly the Python programming question was a basic for loop to search the position of a target number. Interviewer asked for a different approach of solving it.
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Senior Data Engineer

Interviewed at Atlassian

3.2★
May 5, 2025

SQL questions: 1. First question was based on the ranking and join to get the solution 2. Second follow up question used the same database and tables. The question asked for a rolling average based on last 3 days. 3. Third question was again based on a rolling sum and then count query based on that rolling sum. All of the SQLs required CTE statements Lastly the Python programming question was a basic for loop to search the position of a target number. Interviewer asked for a different approach of solving it.

One question they asked was what do I think data engineering is. I think when applying for this role you should have a good sense of the data engineering ecosystem and opportunities and what it means to different people as well as what it means to you.
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Data Engineer

Interviewed at Meta

3.5★
Sep 25, 2021

One question they asked was what do I think data engineering is. I think when applying for this role you should have a good sense of the data engineering ecosystem and opportunities and what it means to different people as well as what it means to you.

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