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OpenAI Data Engineer Interview Questions

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

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CodingStart here. 3 questions · ~26 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 TablesArraysStringsOpenAI
Parse Nested JSON for MetricsMedium

Tests coding ability to handle nested JSON parsing and metric extraction correctly.

ArraysData WranglingStringsOpenAI
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Pipelines21 questions · ~184 min
Optimizing Large Spark JobsHard

Tests performance engineering skills for distributed processing at scale.

InfrastructurePerformance TuningBatch ProcessingOpenAI
Backfilling Missing Pipeline DataMedium

Approach for safely backfilling missing data while preserving correctness, idempotency, and data quality.

ETLQualityOpenAI
Data Governance in PipelinesMedium

Describe a practical approach to data governance across shared data pipelines, including quality, ownership, lineage, and controlled data access.

InfrastructureQualityOpenAI
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More topics3 questions · ~26 min
Troubleshoot Broken Analytics PipelineMedium

Describe how you would handle a high-impact data pipeline failure, restore trust in the data, and manage stakeholders during recovery.

InfrastructureQualityOpenAI
Using Window Functions in SQLMedium

Tests understanding of window functions and when to use them for analytics queries.

Window FunctionsAggregationsOpenAI
SQL Performance Tuning ApproachMedium

Tests ability to diagnose and improve SQL query performance using practical techniques.

Performance TuningAggregationsOpenAI

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