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Data Engineer Interview Questions

Practice 9403 coding, system design and machine learning questions from 546 companies, sorted by role, topic and interview round. Every question has step-by-step hints, a code runner that supports 8 languages and an AI mentor; members also get the full solution walkthrough.

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  • DisneyEasyData Engineer
    Prompting an LLM to Migrate a Java Codebase to Python and Clean a Large Database

    Explain how you would prompt a large language model to migrate a Java codebase to Python and to help clean a database with tens of thousands of rows. It tests prompt design, verification of generated code and data fixes, data quality measurement, security of AI-assisted work and the handling of sensitive data.

    Software Engineering FundamentalsOnsite
  • NetflixHardData Engineer
    Explain concurrency and reliability tradeoffs

    This problem tests your understanding of balancing thread-safe resource management in a high-concurrency local environment against the systemic requirements of a distributed data pipeline.

    Software Engineering FundamentalsOnsiteConcurrencyDistributed SystemsCaching
  • ZooxMediumData Engineer
    Explain seasons and compound interest

    This question evaluates quantitative reasoning and basic scientific literacy by testing understanding of Earth's axial tilt and seasonal temperature variation alongside exponential growth and compound interest calculations.

    Software Engineering FundamentalsOnsite