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Perficient Data Engineer Interview Questions

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

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CodingStart here. 3 questions · ~27 min
Parsing Nested JSON in PythonMedium
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Flatten nested JSON objects into dot and index paths using recursive depth-first traversal.

json parsingpythonPerficient
Optimizing Slow PySparkMedium

Evaluates performance tuning skills for large-scale PySpark workloads.

pysparkperformanceoptimizationPerficient
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SQL & Data Manipulation6 questions + 2 drills · ~74 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 optimizationindexesPerficient
Explain Full Outer vs Left JoinMedium

Explain how FULL OUTER JOIN and LEFT JOIN differ when reconciling customer records across systems.

JoinsData WranglingCase WhenPerficient
Data Quality Challenges in SQLMedium

Assesses awareness of data quality failure modes and mitigation approaches in SQL systems.

Data QualitychallengessqlPerficient
SQL and ETL with KettleMedium
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Demonstrate common Kettle transformation tasks by joining order data, aggregating totals, handling missing values, and classifying results.

JoinsData ManipulationsqlPerficient
SQL Self Joins and ExplodeMedium
Practice
Practice drill

Transform comma-separated employee tags, join employees to managers, and aggregate active direct reports by manager and tag.

pysparkaggregationJoinsTredence
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Pipelines12 questions · ~109 min
Testing and CI for PipelinesEasy

Explain how you apply automated testing and CI practices to data pipelines and pipeline releases.

InfrastructureToolsQualityPerficient
Choosing Batch vs Real TimeHard

Evaluate when a pipeline should use stream processing versus scheduled batch based on latency, cost, complexity, and data quality needs.

Stream ProcessingBatch ProcessingDependenciesPerficient
Data Quality and Schema EvolutionMedium

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

schema evolutionData ModelingQualityPerficient
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Behavioral & Leadership6 questions · ~54 min
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