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Meta Data Engineer Interview Questions

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SQL & Data ManipulationStart here. 16 questions · ~212 min
Deduplicate Late Meta Event LogsEasy
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Use a CTE and ROW_NUMBER to keep the latest ingested copy of each Meta event while handling late-arriving data.

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Second Most Recent Marketplace PurchaseMedium
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Use ROW_NUMBER to return each customer's second most recent Meta Marketplace purchase.

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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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Coding15 questions · ~198 min
Flatten Nested JSON PathsMedium
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Flatten a deeply nested JSON-like object into path-value pairs using recursion and deterministic key construction.

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Deduplicate Meta Event StreamEasy
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Deduplicate event records by ID, keeping the latest event per ID and returning results in timestamp order.

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Search in Unsorted ListEasy
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Find the first target event ID in an unsorted list using a manual linear scan without native lookup functions.

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Pipelines15 questions · ~198 min
Handle Late Data in StreamingHard

Design a streaming pipeline that can absorb late-arriving events while keeping aggregates correct and downstream tables stable.

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Build Idempotent Metrics PipelineMedium
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Design an idempotent Meta Ads metrics pipeline that handles retries, replays, and backfills without double counting in batch or streaming paths.

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Behavioral & Leadership4 questions · ~53 min
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