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Nomura Data Engineer Interview Questions

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

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PipelinesStart here. 5 questions · ~44 min
Data Consistency in Distributed SystemsHard

Tests understanding of consistency models, trade-offs, and correctness strategies.

IdempotencyDependenciesData ModelingNomura
Design Real-Time Feature PipelineHard

Design a real-time feature pipeline processing 120K events/sec into low-latency feature tables and warehouse models with replay and quality controls.

InfrastructureStream ProcessingOrchestrationNomura
Backfill While Preserving Real TimeHard

Approach for running large historical backfills without breaking real-time pipeline freshness or correctness.

Stream ProcessingDependenciesBackfillingNomura
Data Quality and Schema EvolutionMedium

Approach for handling schema changes and data quality checks in a high-volume data lake pipeline.

schema evolutionData ModelingQualityNomura
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SQL & Data Manipulation4 questions + 2 drills · ~55 min
SQL Query OptimizationMedium
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Optimize a slow PostgreSQL query that aggregates completed transactions while preserving customers with no matching activity.

Performance Tuningdatabase optimizationindexesNomura
SQL Join ComplexityMedium

Tests understanding of SQL join performance characteristics and complexity.

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Database Indexing StrategiesMedium

Assesses knowledge of indexing trade-offs and query performance impacts.

performance optimizationNomura
Duplicate Detection QueryMedium
Practice
Practice drill

Identify duplicate trade records with aggregation and performance-aware filtering.

performance optimizationlarge datasetssql queryNomura
Top SQL Join and GroupingEasy
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Practice drill

Return the top three students in each Nomura division using a join and ROW_NUMBER partitioned by division.

aggregationJoinssqlNomura
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Behavioral & Leadership5 questions · ~44 min
Leading Through a Major OutageHard

Tests incident leadership under pressure, including ownership, stakeholder communication, and prioritization during a high-stakes production outage.

CommunicationLeadershipOwnershipNomura
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