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Amgen Data Engineer Interview Questions

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PipelinesStart here. 36 questions · ~300 min
Capacity Planning for Data PipelinesMedium

How to think about capacity planning for a pipeline, including throughput, storage growth, latency, and operational headroom.

system designhardware architecturecapacity planningAmgen
Design Real-Time IoT Sensor PipelineHard

Design a real-time IoT telemetry pipeline processing 180K sensor events/sec with <10s latency, replayability, data quality checks, and warehouse delivery.

InfrastructureStream ProcessingDependenciesAmgen
Scripting and Automation ToolsEasy

Tests hands-on automation skills and your ability to operationalize scripts safely.

InfrastructureToolsQualityAmgen
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SQL & Data Manipulation6 questions + 3 drills · ~80 min
Cleaning Nulls and Duplicate RecordsEasy

Explain how to clean nulls, remove duplicates, and standardize inconsistent values during SQL transformations.

Data WranglingCase WhenAggregationsAmgen
Union vs Union AllEasy

Tests understanding of set operations and their impact on duplicates in SQL.

sqlAmgen
Write a Targeted SQL QueryMedium

Assesses ability to translate requirements into correct SQL output.

sqlAmgen
Monthly Sales Trends by CategoryMedium
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Aggregate monthly sales by product category and use LAG to calculate month-over-month changes.

InfrastructureToolsData WranglingTotal Wine & MoreInc.Benjamin Moore
Contact Center Agent Performance MetricsHard
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Compute daily agent call KPIs and SLA using joins, aggregations, and window ranking in a contact center model.

ETLAggregationsData ModelingADP
Resolve Conflicting Customer AttributesMedium
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Use joins, CTEs, and row ranking to resolve conflicting customer profile values across ACME House systems.

JoinsData WranglingQualityRamsey SolutionsACME House
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Behavioral & Leadership7 questions · ~58 min
Adapting to Mid-Project Requirement ChangesMedium
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Tests adaptability under changing requirements, including reprioritization, ownership, and execution in ambiguity.

OwnershipDealing With AmbiguityPrioritizationAmgen
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More topics1 question · ~8 min
Clean and Normalize Data StreamsHard
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Clean, validate, canonicalize, and deduplicate messy Amgen sample events using parsing rules and a hash map.

data cleaningfunctionspythonAmgen

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