Coalition Data Engineer Interview Questions

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PipelinesStart here. 8 questions · ~79 min

Compare star and snowflake schemas in a warehouse pipeline, including structure and transformation trade-offs.

Backfilling Missing Pipeline DataMedium

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

ETLQuality

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Design Scalable Pipeline InfrastructureHard

Design the core pipeline infrastructure for a new project, with attention to orchestration, data quality, idempotency, and future scale.

InfrastructureToolsQuality

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SQL & Data Manipulation6 questions · ~59 min

Flatten Coalition event JSON, aggregate metrics, and calculate seven-day rolling sums while excluding malformed event data.

Flatten Nested Data in SQLMedium

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Flatten divisions, teams, and members into ordered tabular rows while preserving empty hierarchy levels.

Subqueriesnull handlingJoins

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SQL Performance Optimization StrategiesHard

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Explain SQL performance strategies and provide an optimized PostgreSQL query for filtered customer order totals.

Subqueriesdatabase optimizationJoins

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Behavioral & Leadership12 questions · ~118 min

Cross-Functional Data Delivery Under ConstraintsMedium

Tests cross-functional delivery, stakeholder alignment, and ownership in shipping a data solution with measurable business impact.

Stakeholder ManagementCommunicationOwnership

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