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NewDayCompany guide
Updated weekly · Reviewed by the Dataford team

NewDay interview process & guide 2026

Interview difficulty 5.2 / 10Based on 99 interview reports

Everything we know about interviewing at NewDay: what each round tests.

Data Engineer

At a glance

5.2/ 10
Interview difficulty 5.2 / 10
Rated by candidates who reported interviewing here. Harder than 86% of companies we track.
1
Role guides
99
Interview reports
12
Topics tracked
01 · Difficulty and outcomes

How hard is the NewDay interview?

Aggregated from 99 interview experiences
Difficulty mix
Easy14%
Medium66%
Hard20%
Most loops land in the middle: hard enough to prep for, rarely brutal.
Offer rate
58%about 1 in 2

About 1 in 2 candidates with a known outcome convert.

57 offers across 99 reports with a stated outcome.
Experience sentiment
65%positive
Positive 65%Neutral 9%Negative 26%
Reports by year
13
23
25
13
9
20222023202420252026
By interview date. The current year is partial.
02 · Topic breakdown

What NewDay actually tests for

How prominent each skill is across reported loops
100%
Apache Spark
95%
Big Data
91%
Broadcast Joins
87%
Apache Kafka
83%
Data Architecture & Design
79%
ETL (Extract, Transform, Load)
75%
SQL Window Functions (row_num, rank)
70%
Performance Optimization (Join Strategies)
66%
Distributed Data Processing
62%
Automation of Data Platform Work
58%
Data Engineering Troubleshooting / Handling Issues
54%
Data Pipelines Design
Tested less
Tested more
03 · Role guides

Find the guide for your role

This is your next step: open the guide for the role you are interviewing for. Each one carries the questions NewDay interviewers actually ask that position, the loop structure, and pay by level.

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04 · FAQ

NewDay interview FAQ

Answered from real candidate and workplace data
How hard is the NewDay interview?

Candidates most commonly rate NewDay interviews as medium, based on 99 reported interviews. About 58% of candidates who interview go on to receive an offer.

What topics does NewDay test in interviews?

NewDay interviews most often cover Apache Spark, Big Data, Broadcast Joins, Apache Kafka, and Data Architecture & Design. The exact emphasis depends on the specific role you apply for.

What roles can I prepare for at NewDay?

Dataford has interview guides for 1 role at NewDay, including Data Engineer.

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