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PwC Data Engineer Interview Questions

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CodingStart here. 11 questions · ~136 min
Count Frequency in PythonEasy
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Count each integer's occurrences in a list using a dictionary and return string-keyed frequency counts.

aggregationArraysArray ManipulationPwC
Remove Duplicates in PySparkMedium
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Deduplicate records by selected fields while preserving the first occurrence and original order.

deduplicationArraysData StructuresPwC
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SQL & Data Manipulation14 questions · ~174 min
Load Data with Copy IntoEasy
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Load validated external-stage rows into a PostgreSQL target table while excluding records without a project ID.

data managementdata migrationdata validationPwC
SQL for Duplicate Customer RecordsMedium
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Find customer records with repeated non-empty email addresses, treating case and surrounding whitespace as insignificant.

data cleaningGroup ByHavingPwC
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System Design7 questions · ~87 min
Pipeline IdempotencyHard

Design an idempotent pipeline that remains correct under retries, duplicate events, concurrent workers, and partial failures.

distributed systemsdata ingestionfailure modesPwC
Prevent Duplicates on Re-runHard

Design an idempotent bronze-layer pipeline that handles retries, duplicate files, and changed records correctly.

distributed systemsdata ingestionfailure modesPwC
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Pipelines13 questions · ~161 min
AWS for Data EngineeringHard
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Explain which AWS services you have used for data engineering and how you applied them in production pipelines.

data pipelinesETLCloudPwC
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Behavioral & Leadership4 questions · ~50 min
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More topics1 question · ~12 min
Row and Column SecurityHard

Implement database row and column security with least privilege, masking, policy testing, and auditable access decisions.

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