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DataSeers Data Engineer Interview Questions

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SQL & Data ManipulationStart here. 4 questions + 1 drill · ~48 min
Second Highest Without AggregatesHard
Practice

Find the second highest salary in each department without using aggregate functions.

SubqueriesRankingSelf-JoinsDataSeers
SQL vs NoSQL for Go-to-Market DataEasy

Explain how SQL and NoSQL differ in schema, consistency, scaling, and Demandbase-style analytics use cases.

JoinsData WranglingDataSeers
Right Join and Duplicate EstimationMedium

Assesses SQL join reasoning and practical data manipulation for duplicate detection.

DataSeers
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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Pipelines7 questions · ~67 min
Describe a Complex Transformation PipelineMedium

Explain a complex ETL transformation you built, including the main challenges and how you handled them.

ETLData ModelingQualityDataSeers
Debugging Production Data PipelinesMedium

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

InfrastructureToolsQualityDataSeers
Handling Missing Data in PipelinesMedium

Approach for handling missing data in an ML data pipeline, including validation, imputation, and safe downstream consumption.

InfrastructureETLBatch ProcessingDataSeers
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Behavioral & Leadership5 questions · ~48 min
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More topics2 questions · ~19 min
First Non-Repeating CharacterEasy
Practice

Find the first non-repeating character in a string using frequency counting and a second pass in O(n) time.

Hash TablesStringsSearchingDataSeers
Longest Common Substring DPHard

Evaluates your ability to design and implement a dynamic programming solution for a classic string problem.

Dynamic ProgrammingDataSeers

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