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Deutsche Telekom Data Engineer Interview Questions

The questions to prepare for a Deutsche Telekom Data Engineer interview. Questions from real interview reports rank first. Updated daily.

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PipelinesStart here. 10 questions · ~90 min
Handle PySpark Data SkewMedium

Approach for detecting and mitigating skew in PySpark pipelines using partitioning, join strategies, and runtime monitoring.

Data Qualitypysparkdata skewnessDDeutsche Telekom
Design an End-to-End Data PipelineMedium

Approach for designing an end-to-end data pipeline from ingestion through transformation, storage, and downstream consumption.

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Debugging Production Data PipelinesMedium

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

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SQL & Data Manipulation7 questions + 2 drills · ~83 min
Explain SQL Join TypesEasy

Explain INNER, LEFT, RIGHT, FULL OUTER, CROSS, and SELF JOINs with examples and when to use each.

JoinsData WranglingGroup ByDDeutsche Telekom
SQL and Hive Window FunctionsMedium

Evaluates SQL proficiency for analytics transformations and data quality tasks in Hive.

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Interpret Query Execution PlansMedium

Evaluates your ability to read execution plans and connect them to query performance issues.

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Second Highest Trader SalaryEasy
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Find the second highest distinct salary from a single table using basic PostgreSQL ordering and limiting.

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Top Churn Products by RegionMedium
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Practice drill

Use joins, conditional aggregation, and ROW_NUMBER to find the three highest-churn Deutsche Telekom products in each region.

sql queryData AnalysisDDeutsche Telekom
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Behavioral & Leadership10 questions · ~90 min
Explaining Technical Trade-offs ClearlyMedium

Tests whether you can translate complex engineering trade-offs into clear business decisions for non-technical stakeholders.

technical communicationTrade-offsStakeholder ManagementDDeutsche Telekom
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