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CodingStart here. 31 questions · ~277 min
Find Missing Number in RangeEasy
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Use arithmetic to find the missing number in an array containing distinct values from 0 to n.

MathArraysGreedyBeaconFire
Method Overloading vs OverridingEasy
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Compare method overloading and method overriding in object-oriented programming, including binding, inheritance, and polymorphism.

javaabstractionoopBeaconFire
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SQL & Data Manipulation7 questions + 3 drills · ~93 min
Star vs Snowflake for Sales AnalyticsMedium
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Compare star and snowflake schemas for warehouse design, including trade-offs in normalization, query simplicity, and analytics performance.

JoinsData WranglingGroup ByBeaconFire
Difference Between WHERE and HAVING ClausesEasy
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Explain the differences between WHERE and HAVING clauses in SQL and when to use each.

JoinsData WranglingAggregationsBeaconFire
SQL Queries for RankingMedium
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Rank active HSBC employees by division and return every employee tied for the highest or second-highest salary.

javasqlHsbc
Top Customers by Net SalesMedium
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Compute top 10 customers by net sales using joins and aggregations, ordering by revenue with deterministic tie-breaking.

SubqueriesJoinsData WranglingGain DigitalTCSZest AI
Find Spending Variance Drivers by DepartmentHard
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Use joins and LAG to isolate departments driving a large month-over-month spending variance.

JoinsData WranglingGroup ByState of CaliforniaUniversity of ChicagoThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Behavioral & Leadership8 questions · ~72 min
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More topics4 questions · ~36 min
Explain ETL in Data EngineeringEasy
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Explain the ETL process, why it matters, and how it fits into a practical data pipeline.

ETLOrchestrationQualityBeaconFire
Design an LLM Serving PlatformHard

Design an LLM serving system that balances latency, cost, scalability, and safety for production traffic.

Cold StartFeature StoreModel ServingBeaconFire
Parallelism vs ConcurrencyMedium
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Assesses your understanding of execution models relevant to building reliable systems.

authenticationjwtconcurrencyBeaconFire
ETL Experience and ApproachMedium
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Evaluates your ETL understanding and ability to deliver reliable data transformations.

experienceETLBeaconFire

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