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Automatic Data Processing Data Engineer Interview Questions

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SQL & Data ManipulationStart here. 6 questions + 1 drill · ~88 min
Group By vs Having in ReportingEasy

Explain how GROUP BY forms aggregates and HAVING filters aggregated results in a reporting scenario.

Group ByHavingAggregationsAutomatic Data Processing
Core SQL ConceptsMedium

Evaluates breadth of SQL knowledge and practical judgment about when to apply key concepts.

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SQL Highest Salary Per DepartmentMedium
Practice

Find each department's maximum salary and all employees tied at that salary using LEFT JOINs and a correlated subquery.

sqlAggregationsAutomatic Data Processing
Max Salary Per DepartmentEasy
Practice
Practice drill

Find every highest-paid employee per department using RANK and a department join.

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Pipelines3 questions · ~39 min
Handle Late Data in BatchMedium

Approach for handling late-arriving records in a batch ETL pipeline without breaking correctness or forcing full reloads.

Batch ProcessingIdempotencyDependenciesAutomatic Data Processing
Daily Attendance Data PipelineMedium

Tests pipeline design for ingestion, transformation, and warehousing across distributed sources.

ETLBatch ProcessingData ModelingAutomatic Data Processing
Model Benefits Enrollment HistoryMedium

Tests data modeling choices for temporal history and enrollment state changes.

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Coding3 questions · ~39 min
Merge Sorted Timestamp ListsMedium
Practice

Merge two chronologically sorted timestamp lists with a two-pointer scan and no built-in sorting.

ArraysSortingArray ManipulationAutomatic Data Processing
Deduplicate Employee RecordsMedium
Practice

Deduplicate employee dictionaries by ID and apply department updates using hash maps.

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