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Amazon Services Data Engineer Interview Questions

The questions to prepare for a Amazon Services Data Engineer interview. Questions from real interview reports rank first. Updated weekly.

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SQL & Data ManipulationStart here. 16 questions + 2 drills · ~157 min
Calculate 30-Day User RetentionHard
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Use CTEs, joins, and date filtering to calculate 30-day retention by signup cohort from login and feature usage data.

Window FunctionsDate FunctionsAggregationsAmazon Services
Solving SQL Problems with SubqueriesEasy

Explain how subqueries help solve filtering, aggregation, and comparison problems in SQL.

SubqueriesJoinsCTEsAmazon Services
Prepare Dashboard Metrics with SQLEasy

Explain how SQL is used to clean, aggregate, and structure dashboard-ready metrics from raw transactional data.

JoinsData WranglingAggregationsAmazon Services
7-Day Rolling Active UsersMedium
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Compute daily active users and a 7-day rolling average using a CTE, distinct counts, and window functions.

Window FunctionsDate FunctionsRunning TotalsMetaSpotifyMeta IT
SQL for Missed ProductivityHard
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Use joins, aggregation, and CASE expressions to find Amazon Services shifts missing hourly productivity thresholds over 30 days.

sql queryData AnalysisAmazon Services
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Pipelines15 questions · ~128 min
Monitor a Mission Critical PipelineMedium

Design a monitoring and alerting approach for a mission critical pipeline, covering system health, data quality, and operational response.

InfrastructureToolsQualityAmazon Services
Pipeline Alerting and Monitoring DesignMedium

Set up pipeline monitoring and alerting that catches critical failures quickly while limiting noisy alerts.

InfrastructureToolsQualityAmazon Services
Data Quality in ETL PipelinesEasy

Approach for maintaining data quality and integrity across ETL pipelines.

IdempotencyData ModelingQualityAmazon Services
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Coding15 questions · ~128 min
Graph and DFS Interview ApproachMedium

Tests how you structure solutions, explain tradeoffs, and implement graph/DFS algorithms.

RecursionGraphsAmazon Services
Matrix Traversal CodingMedium

Assesses your ability to handle grid-based traversal problems with correct edge-case handling.

ArraysSearchingMatrixAmazon Services
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Behavioral & Leadership4 questions · ~34 min
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