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Notion Labs Data Engineer Interview Questions

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

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PipelinesStart here. 6 questions · ~50 min
Data Quality in ETL PipelinesEasy

Approach for maintaining data quality and integrity across ETL pipelines.

IdempotencyData ModelingQualityNotion Labs
Backfill While Preserving Real TimeHard

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

Stream ProcessingDependenciesBackfillingNotion Labs
Real-Time Dashboard Pipeline DesignHard

Approach for building near-real-time dashboard pipelines with streaming, orchestration, and data quality controls.

Stream ProcessingSchedulingDependenciesNotion Labs
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Coding4 questions · ~33 min
Deduplicate and Merge RecordsMedium

Tests record linkage, deduplication logic, and conflict resolution across multiple data sources.

Hash TablesArraysStringsNotion Labs
Handle Missing ValuesMedium

Tests data quality strategies for imputing missing values and choosing appropriate methods.

Hash TablesMathArraysNotion Labs
Python Data Cleaning FunctionMedium

Tests ability to write production-minded Python for data cleaning and preprocessing.

Hash TablesArraysStringsNotion Labs
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Behavioral & Leadership3 questions · ~25 min
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More topics2 questions · ~17 min
Optimize Slow SQL QueriesMedium

Tests query tuning skills, including indexing, execution plans, and rewriting strategies.

SubqueriesJoinsAggregationsNotion Labs
SQL vs NoSQL for Go-to-Market DataEasy

Explain how SQL and NoSQL differ in schema, consistency, scaling, and Demandbase-style analytics use cases.

JoinsData WranglingNotion Labs

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