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nference Data Engineer Interview Questions

The questions to prepare for a nference Data Engineer interview. Questions from real interview reports rank first. Updated weekly.

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CodingStart here. 17 questions · ~150 min
Two Sum with TargetEasy
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Use a hash map to find two array elements that sum to a target in O(n) time.

Hash TablesArraysStringsnference
First Non-Repeating CharacterEasy
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Find the first non-repeating character in a string using frequency counting and a second pass in O(n) time.

Hash TablesStringsSearchingnference
Two Pointers on Arrays and StringsEasy

Explain how the two pointers technique works on arrays and strings, when to use it, and its common patterns.

ArraysStringsTwo Pointersnference
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SQL & Data Manipulation10 questions + 3 drills · ~118 min
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Pipelines22 questions · ~194 min
Design Scalable Pipeline InfrastructureHard

Design the core pipeline infrastructure for a new project, with attention to orchestration, data quality, idempotency, and future scale.

InfrastructureToolsQualitynference
Handle PySpark Data SkewMedium

Approach for detecting and mitigating skew in PySpark pipelines using partitioning, join strategies, and runtime monitoring.

Data Qualitypysparkdata skewnessnference
Data Quality in ETL PipelinesEasy

Approach for maintaining data quality and integrity across ETL pipelines.

IdempotencyData ModelingQualitynference
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More topics1 question · ~9 min
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