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phData Solutions Architect Interview Questions

The questions to prepare for a phData Solutions Architect interview. Questions from real interview reports rank first. Updated daily.

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SQL & Data ManipulationStart here. 4 questions + 1 drill · ~51 min
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Pipelines6 questions · ~61 min
Capacity Planning for Data PipelinesMedium

How to think about capacity planning for a pipeline, including throughput, storage growth, latency, and operational headroom.

system designhardware architecturecapacity planningphData
Data Quality in ETL PipelinesEasy

Approach for maintaining data quality and integrity across ETL pipelines.

IdempotencyData ModelingQualityphData
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System Design8 questions · ~82 min
Design a Personalized Recommendation RankerHard

Design a personalized recommendation system that turns user preferences into ranked suggestions with retrieval, ranking, and feedback loops.

RetrievalTwo-Tower ModelsRecommendation SystemsphData
SNS and SQS in DesignHard

Explain when SNS and SQS improve reliability, decoupling, and asynchronous ML workflows.

distributed systemsdata ingestionarchitecturephData
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Coding4 questions · ~41 min
Ranking and Aggregation CodingMedium
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Rank product records with one selected product first, then compute the sum of all product values using Python lists and dictionaries.

aggregationArraysData StructuresphData
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Behavioral & Leadership10 questions · ~102 min
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More topics2 questions · ~20 min
Balancing Performance and CostHard

Tests your ability to make architecture decisions that meet SLAs while controlling spend for phData clients.

EstimationCompetitive AnalysisPricing StrategyphData
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