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News Corp Data Engineer Interview Questions

The questions to prepare for a News Corp Data Engineer interview. Questions from real interview reports rank first. Updated daily.

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PipelinesStart here. 6 questions · ~48 min
Automating Manual Financial ReportingMedium

Discuss automating a manual reporting workflow with code, focusing on batch ETL, orchestration, and data quality.

Data WranglingETLAutomationNNews Corp
Cloud Storage in Data PipelinesEasy

Discuss how cloud storage fits into ETL pipelines, including staging, data quality, and operational monitoring.

InfrastructureETLNNews Corp
Scaling Data Pipelines EffectivelyMedium

Approach for building data pipelines that scale in throughput, reliability, and operational visibility.

InfrastructureETLNNews Corp
Debugging Production Data PipelinesMedium

A structured approach to debugging production data pipelines, with focus on orchestration, data quality, idempotency, and safe backfills.

InfrastructureToolsQualityNNews Corp
Data Quality in ETL PipelinesEasy

Approach for maintaining data quality and integrity across ETL pipelines.

IdempotencyData ModelingQualityNNews Corp
Robust Airflow DAG ComponentsMedium

Assesses your understanding of Airflow DAG design for reliability, maintainability, and operations.

airflowNNews Corp
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Behavioral & Leadership4 questions · ~32 min
Handling a Critical Production IncidentMedium

Tests ownership and prioritization under pressure during a high-severity production incident, including communication and recovery discipline.

resilienceproduction issuesOwnershipNNews Corp
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Optimizing Complex SQL PerformanceMedium

Tests your SQL performance tuning skills and your ability to improve efficiency and reliability.

Data ManipulationNNews Corp

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Monthly Sales Trends by CategoryMedium
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Aggregate monthly sales by product category and use LAG to calculate month-over-month changes.

InfrastructureToolsData WranglingTotal Wine & MoreInc.Benjamin Moore
Cleaning a Messy DatasetMedium
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Filter invalid game events and normalize event names using PostgreSQL string and null handling.

missing valuesdata cleaningnull handlingScopelyIntegriChainCarvana
Handle Missing Financial Input ValuesMedium
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Use joins, CTEs, and CASE logic to flag and fill missing financial fields for Qlik planning records.

Data WranglingETLQualityQlik
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