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Pubmatic Data Engineer Interview Questions

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

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CodingStart here. 5 questions · ~45 min
Longest Subarray With Target SumMedium
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Use prefix sums and a hash table to find the longest continuous subarray with a given sum in O(n) time.

Hash TablesArraysSearchingPubmatic
Java HashMap CollisionsMedium

Tests your understanding of hashing, collision handling, and data structure implementation in Java.

Hash TablesjavaData StructuresPubmatic
Java Multiplication Table ProgramEasy

Tests basic Java programming skills, input handling, and correctness.

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Pipelines6 questions · ~54 min
Late-Arriving Data and Schema EvolutionMedium

Tests robustness of pipeline design for real-world data variability and change management.

Data QualityETLschema evolutionPubmatic
Kafka Producer Settings for ReliabilityHard

Tests Kafka producer configuration tradeoffs between reliability and latency for streaming pipelines.

kafkaobservabilityAutomationPubmatic
Hadoop MapReduce vs SparkMedium

Tests distributed processing fundamentals and your ability to contrast batch frameworks.

sparkCloudhadoopPubmatic
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Behavioral & Leadership4 questions · ~36 min
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More topics2 questions · ~18 min
Optimize Slow MySQL JoinsHard

Tests query tuning skills, indexing strategy, and diagnosing performance bottlenecks in large datasets.

Performance TuningJoinsperformancePubmatic
Detect Duplicate Rows Without KeysHard

Assesses SQL skills for deduplication and joining large datasets without relying on primary keys.

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Hands-on SQL practiceWrite and run real queries in the editor. 3 drills · ~30 min
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