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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 weekly.

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PipelinesStart here. 5 questions · ~40 min
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
Data Quality and Schema EvolutionMedium

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

schema evolutionData ModelingQualityNomura
Backfill While Preserving Real TimeHard

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

Stream ProcessingDependenciesBackfillingNomura
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SQL & Data Manipulation4 questions + 3 drills · ~62 min
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Behavioral & Leadership5 questions · ~40 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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More topics1 question · ~8 min
String and Grouping CodingMedium

Tests coding problem-solving and ability to implement efficient algorithms and aggregations.

string manipulationNomura
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