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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 daily.

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CodingStart here. 5 questions · ~49 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
Basic MySQL, OOP, and JavaEasy

Assesses foundational knowledge across MySQL, OOP, and Java for data engineering work.

javamysqlPubmatic
Count Repeating Words in FileMedium

Evaluates coding ability for file parsing and counting word frequencies under interview constraints.

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SQL & Data Manipulation3 questions + 2 drills · ~49 min
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Pipelines6 questions · ~59 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
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More topics2 questions · ~20 min
Java String Memory OptimizationMedium

Tests Java string handling knowledge and performance-aware memory optimization for large-scale data processing.

memory leakjavatechnical experiencePubmatic
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