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Forsyth Barnes Data Engineer Interview Questions

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PipelinesStart here. 11 questions · ~88 min
IaC for Pipeline InfrastructureMedium

Explain how you use IaC to provision and manage pipeline infrastructure consistently across environments.

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Choose Databricks Pipeline OrchestratorMedium

Compare Airflow, Dagster, and Prefect for a Databricks-first ETL platform and design the target orchestration architecture.

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Data Quality and Schema EvolutionMedium

Approach for handling schema changes and data quality checks in a high-volume data lake pipeline.

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Monitoring in Data PipelinesEasy

Explain why monitoring matters in pipeline operations and which tools you would use for visibility, alerts, and data quality checks.

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Medallion Architecture TransformationsMedium

Tests your ability to design robust multi-stage data modeling and quality gates.

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Behavioral & Leadership6 questions · ~48 min
Technical Trade-off Under DeadlineEasy

Tests prioritization and decision-making under pressure, especially how you balance speed, quality, and long-term technical cost.

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More topics2 questions · ~16 min
Shuffle Partition OptimizationHard

Tests your performance tuning skills for Spark workloads at scale.

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Fixing Data Skew in PySpark JoinsHard

Tests your troubleshooting skills and performance optimization techniques for distributed joins.

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