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Persistent Systems Data Engineer Interview Questions

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

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SQL & Data ManipulationStart here. 7 questions · ~68 min
PySpark Join and ProjectionEasy
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Join employee and designation tables to return employee ID, name, and designation.

JoinsPersistent Systems
Fine-Tuning SQL PerformanceHard
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Explain practical ways to speed up a slow SQL query in PostgreSQL.

database optimizationlarge datasetsdatabase queryingPersistent Systems
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System Design3 questions · ~29 min
ADF Pipeline from Blob to SQLMedium

Design an Azure Data Factory pipeline to move data from Azure Blob Storage into SQL Database reliably and incrementally.

cloud architecturedistributed systemsdata ingestionPersistent Systems
Optimizing Long-Running PipelinesMedium

Design a system to speed up slow ML data pipelines while preserving correctness, freshness, and observability.

latencyPersistent Systems
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Coding4 questions · ~39 min
Merge Two Sorted Linked ListsEasy
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Merge two sorted singly linked lists into one sorted list by relinking existing nodes.

RecursionLinked ListsSortingPersistent Systems
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Pipelines24 questions · ~233 min
Model a Drill-Down DashboardHard
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Design the data model for a dashboard with multiple drill-down levels and interactive filters.

ETLData ModelingQualityPersistent Systems
Large-Scale Data Pipeline ChallengesMedium
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Discuss the main pipeline challenges that appear as data volume, velocity, and system complexity grow.

InfrastructureQualityPersistent Systems
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Behavioral & Leadership7 questions · ~68 min
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More topics1 question · ~10 min
Secure Sensitive Data in PlatformHard
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Design controls for protecting sensitive data in a data platform with encryption, least privilege, auditing, and incident response.

InfrastructurepiiencryptionPersistent Systems
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