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Cisco Data Engineer Interview Questions

The questions to prepare for a Cisco Data Engineer interview. Questions from real interview reports rank first. Updated weekly.

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SQL & Data ManipulationStart here. 9 questions + 1 drill · ~88 min
Rolling 7-Day Click-Through RateMedium
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Calculate each Cisco user’s rolling 7-day ad CTR using daily aggregation, date spines, CTEs, and window functions.

Window FunctionsDate FunctionsRunning TotalsCisco
Rolling Retention in SQLHard
Practice

Calculate Webex daily active users and seven-day rolling retention using PostgreSQL CTEs, joins, and distinct aggregations.

sql queryCisco
Understanding Common Table Expressions (CTEs)Medium

Explain what CTEs are and their advantages in SQL queries.

CTEsCisco
Monthly Sales Trends by CategoryMedium
Practice
Practice drill

Aggregate monthly sales by product category and use LAG to calculate month-over-month changes.

InfrastructureToolsData WranglingTotal Wine & MoreInc.Benjamin Moore
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Pipelines23 questions · ~199 min
Choose Kafka vs FlinkEasy

Design a streaming pipeline and justify when Kafka, Flink, or both should be used for ingestion, stateful processing, replay, and low-latency delivery.

Stream ProcessingOrchestrationDependenciesCisco
Backfilling Missing Pipeline DataMedium

Approach for safely backfilling missing data while preserving correctness, idempotency, and data quality.

ETLQualityCisco
Choosing Batch vs Real TimeHard

Evaluate when a pipeline should use stream processing versus scheduled batch based on latency, cost, complexity, and data quality needs.

Stream ProcessingBatch ProcessingDependenciesCisco
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Coding12 questions · ~104 min
Merge Overlapping Session IntervalsMedium

Tests interval merging logic and correctness on session-based data transformations.

ArraysSortingGreedyCisco
Implement Custom MapReduce LogicHard

Tests your ability to implement core MapReduce concepts and handle data flow correctly.

Hash TablesArraysSortingCisco
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Behavioral & Leadership6 questions · ~52 min
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