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Catalina Data Engineer Interview Questions

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PipelinesStart here. 11 questions · ~97 min
Cloud Storage in Data PipelinesEasy

Discuss how cloud storage fits into ETL pipelines, including staging, data quality, and operational monitoring.

InfrastructureETLCatalina
ETL vs ELT Trade-offsEasy

Compare ETL and ELT, and explain when ELT is the better pipeline pattern.

ETLELTData ModelingCatalina
Debugging Production Data PipelinesMedium

A structured approach to debugging production data pipelines, with focus on orchestration, data quality, idempotency, and safe backfills.

InfrastructureToolsQualityCatalina
Data Quality in ETL PipelinesEasy

Approach for maintaining data quality and integrity across ETL pipelines.

IdempotencyData ModelingQualityCatalina
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Behavioral & Leadership5 questions · ~44 min
Resolving Team Conflict Mid-ProjectMedium

Tests conflict resolution in a live project setting, including communication, stakeholder alignment, and ownership of the outcome.

Conflict ResolutionStakeholder ManagementCommunicationCatalina
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More topics3 questions · ~27 min
Top Products by Sales RevenueEasy
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Find the top 10 products by total sales revenue using joins, aggregation, and a CTE.

RankingGroup ByAggregationsCatalina
Implementing Python TransformationsMedium

Tests your ability to write correct, maintainable Python transformations for production data pipelines.

Hash TablesArraysStringsCatalina
Transforming Data Beyond MemoryHard

Tests your approach to out-of-core processing and scalable transformations for large shopper datasets.

ArraysSortingGreedyCatalina

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