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Cardinal Health Software Engineer Interview Questions

The questions to prepare for a Cardinal Health Software Engineer interview. Questions from real interview reports rank first. Updated weekly.

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SQL & Data ManipulationStart here. 4 questions + 3 drills · ~62 min
Database Trade-offs for HAMedium

Tests understanding of database architecture trade-offs for HA, performance, and operational risk.

Trade-offshigh availabilitydatabase architectureCardinal Health
OTC Credits and Debits ScenarioMedium

Assesses your ability to reason through accounting-style transaction logic using data and SQL.

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SQL JoinsMedium

Assesses your understanding of join semantics and ability to write correct queries for data needs.

JoinssqlCardinal Health
Investigate Inventory Below ThresholdHard
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Use CTEs, joins, aggregation, and LAG to detect Cardinal Health products falling below seven-day stock thresholds.

Date FunctionsJoinsAggregationsCardinal Health
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.

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Top Earners via Table JoinMedium
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Rank Motorola Solutions employees by total earnings using a LEFT JOIN, aggregation, COALESCE, and ROW_NUMBER.

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Security & Infrastructure3 questions · ~24 min
Routing Protocols and Switching ConceptsHard

Evaluates networking fundamentals relevant to infrastructure troubleshooting and system connectivity.

NetworkingprotocolsCardinal Health
Troubleshooting a Broken MachineMedium

Assesses incident response thinking and your troubleshooting workflow under operational pressure.

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Behavioral & Leadership27 questions · ~217 min
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Debugging Deployed Cloud IssuesMedium

Tests debugging methodology, observability usage, and incident prevention practices.

cloud infrastructureProblem SolvingDebuggingCardinal Health
Concurrent Data Updates DesignHard

Tests system design skills for concurrency, consistency, scalability, and reliability.

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Java, SQL, Microservices, and FrontendHard

Evaluates breadth of software engineering skills across backend, data, and frontend for Cardinal Health.

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