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Meta Data Engineer Interview Questions

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SQL & Data ManipulationStart here. 13 questions · ~206 min
Airport-Only Rides or PhotosMedium
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Identify users whose every recorded ride starts or ends at a recognized airport.

JoinsHavingAggregationsMeta
Author Diversity by GenreMedium
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Identify author IDs associated with books spanning at least five distinct genres.

JoinsGroup ByAggregationsMeta
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Coding14 questions · ~222 min
Nested Dict Metrics SummaryMedium
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Recursively traverse nested dictionaries and lists, aggregating numeric metrics for each user key.

aggregationdfsData StructuresMeta
Streaming Running AverageMedium
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Update persistent streaming values and recompute their running average across batches.

aggregationArraysData StructuresMeta
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System Design5 questions · ~79 min
Uber or Dropbox Data Model MetricsHard

Design an analytical data model for Uber or Dropbox metrics, including entities, events, grain, and trustworthy metric definitions.

data ingestionarchitecture patternsdata collectionMeta
Newsfeed Data Model for Deep SharingHard

Model a newsfeed that supports deeply nested sharing and efficient share counts with original authors and timestamps.

database accessdistributed systemsdesignMeta
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Pipelines13 questions · ~206 min
Design a Data Model for a Gaming CompanyHard
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Design a scalable gaming data model and pipeline for gameplay, player, transaction, and telemetry data.

Data Qualitydata pipelinesData ModelingMeta
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Behavioral & Leadership3 questions · ~48 min
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More topics2 questions · ~32 min
Linux and Terminal ExperienceMedium
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Assesses practical Linux terminal fluency, command composition, process and log inspection, permissions, and safe troubleshooting habits.

experiencelinux tuningcli commandsMeta
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