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Freddie Mac Data Engineer Interview Questions

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PipelinesStart here. 5 questions · ~45 min
Pipeline Experience and StackMedium

Evaluates your hands-on pipeline experience and the technologies you used to deliver data products.

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Schema Evolution HandlingMedium

Tests your ability to build resilient pipelines that tolerate upstream schema changes.

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SQL & Data Manipulation4 questions + 1 drill · ~46 min
Second-Highest Per Region QueryMedium
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Find the second-highest distinct value in each region using a window function and return regions in alphabetical order.

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Window Function for Second-HighestMedium
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Use window functions to identify regions tied for the second-highest mortgage application volume.

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Rank Employees Within DepartmentsEasy
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Rank active Revature employees within each department using RANK and a department join.

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Technical Fundamentals5 questions · ~45 min
Spark Transformations vs ActionsEasy

Tests Spark execution model understanding and how actions trigger computation.

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Optimizing Skewed Spark JoinsHard

Tests your ability to apply Spark join optimization techniques to handle skew and maintain performance.

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Behavioral & Leadership8 questions · ~72 min
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More topics2 questions · ~18 min
Explain Spark Lazy EvaluationMedium

Assesses your understanding of Spark execution semantics and how transformations are planned.

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Minimizing Data ShufflingMedium

Tests your understanding of distributed execution costs and how you reduce shuffle overhead.

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