Dataford
Dataford
Top 21
Prep plan
Updated weekly · Last refresh Oct 17

Intercontinental Exchange Operations Analyst Interview Questions

The questions to prepare for a Intercontinental Exchange Operations Analyst interview. Questions from real interview reports rank first. Updated daily.

21questions
~3htotal time
Track your progressSign up free to work through all 21 questions and resume where you left off.
Start practicing free →
1
SQL & Data ManipulationStart here. 5 questions + 3 drills · ~70 min
Networking, Unix, and SQLMedium

Evaluates practical technical skills for investigating operational and data issues.

sqltechnical knowledgeIntercontinental Exchange
SQL Discrepancy DetectionMedium

Tests your ability to use SQL to validate data integrity and investigate operational discrepancies.

sqldata integrityIntercontinental Exchange
Troubleshoot Trading ConnectivityMedium

Tests your approach to diagnosing and resolving connectivity problems in a production trading environment.

TroubleshootingIntercontinental Exchange
TCP vs UDP for TradingMedium

Tests your understanding of networking tradeoffs relevant to low-latency market data and trading.

NetworkingIntercontinental Exchange
GROUP BY vs PARTITION BYMedium
Practice
Practice drill

Demonstrate how GROUP BY collapses rows while PARTITION BY preserves detail for venue-level trade totals.

Group Bysqldatabase queryingIntercontinental Exchange HoldingsIntercontinental Exchange
SQL and Data Warehouse ConceptsMedium
Practice
Practice drill

Use PostgreSQL CTEs and joins to identify current, delayed, failed, and missing real-time warehouse pipeline loads.

JoinsCTEssqlIntercontinental Exchange
Second Highest Trader SalaryEasy
Practice
Practice drill

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

SubqueriesRankingSortingeClinicalWorksNNeenOpal CanadaInformatica
More SQL & Data Manipulation questions with a free account
2
Execution3 questions · ~24 min
Monitor Linux System HealthMedium

Tests your monitoring strategy for availability, performance, and early detection of operational issues.

monitoringlinuxIntercontinental Exchange
Respond to Service FailureHard

Tests incident response, prioritization, and recovery decision-making under production pressure.

Intercontinental Exchange
Investigate Trading Feed Latency SpikeHard

Tests your diagnostic workflow for latency incidents across systems, networks, and data pipelines.

latencyIntercontinental Exchange

Sign up to see every question

Create a free account to unlock this list and practice real interview questions.

Get my prep plan
3
Behavioral & Leadership13 questions · ~104 min
Owning a Work MistakeEasy

Tests accountability after a mistake, including ownership, self-awareness, corrective action, and learning.

self assessmentfeedbackOwnershipIntercontinental Exchange
More Behavioral & Leadership questions with a free account
The finish line: interview-readyComplete all 21 questions plus 3 hands-on drills to finish this plan.