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Optum Tech Data Engineer Interview Questions

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

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SQL & Data ManipulationStart here. 7 questions + 2 drills · ~80 min
Nth Highest Salary QueryEasy
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Find all active Freecharge employees at the third-highest distinct salary using DENSE_RANK and a department join.

sql querydatabase queryingOptum Tech
Optimizing Large Transaction Table JoinsHard

Explain how to tune a slow PostgreSQL query that joins several large transaction tables using indexes, join strategy, and partitioning.

JoinsperformancesqlOptum Tech
Star vs Snowflake for Sales AnalyticsMedium

Compare star and snowflake schemas for warehouse design, including trade-offs in normalization, query simplicity, and analytics performance.

JoinsData WranglingGroup ByOptum Tech
SQL Window Functions ExperienceMedium
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Use SQL window functions to rank regions by average 2024 yield within each country.

Window FunctionsJoinsData ManipulationErnst & YoungKBRMaximus Tech
Data Engineering Concepts and In-Depth SQL/PythonEasy
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Summarize SQL concepts by interview round, including rounds without SQL topics and average planned depth.

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Pipelines11 questions · ~95 min
Design SCD Type 1 and 2Medium

Design and implement SCD Type 1 and Type 2 dimensions with history tracking, idempotent loads, and data quality controls.

slowly changing dimensionsData ModelingBackfillingOptum Tech
Data Quality in ETL PipelinesEasy

Approach for maintaining data quality and integrity across ETL pipelines.

IdempotencyData ModelingQualityOptum Tech
Data Warehousing and ETL FundamentalsMedium

Assesses your grounding in ETL, warehouse development, and data protection practices.

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More topics2 questions · ~17 min
Memory Management for Large FilesMedium

Tests practical strategies to process large data without exhausting memory.

memory managementpythonOptum Tech
Tell Me About YourselfEasy

Tests concise professional communication, relevance, self-awareness, and ownership of career impact.

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