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San Diego State University Data Engineer Interview Questions

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PipelinesStart here. 42 questions · ~360 min
Handle Unstable Source SchemasHard

Design a pipeline that keeps loading data when source APIs change shape or break fields.

APIsDependenciesQualitySan Diego State University
Incremental Daily Batch Load StrategyMedium

Explain how to build and operate an incremental daily batch load with safe reruns, backfills, and data quality checks.

Batch ProcessingIncremental loadIdempotencySan Diego State University
Python for ETL Pipeline TasksEasy

Discuss Python scripting experience for ETL, orchestration, and data quality tasks in data pipelines.

InfrastructureToolsETLSan Diego State University
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SQL & Data Manipulation4 questions + 2 drills · ~54 min
Analyze Data Across Multiple TablesMedium

Tests your SQL skills for joins, aggregation, and multi-table analysis.

JoinsGroup ByAggregationsSan Diego State University
Find Duplicate Records With SQLMedium

Evaluates your SQL skills for detecting duplicates and ensuring data correctness.

Group ByHavingAggregationsSan Diego State University
Optimize SQL Query PerformanceMedium
Practice

Optimize a PostgreSQL billing query using selective filtering, pre-aggregation, indexes, and regional ranking.

database optimizationJoinsindexesSan Diego State University
Monthly Sales Trends by CategoryMedium
Practice
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Aggregate monthly sales by product category and use LAG to calculate month-over-month changes.

InfrastructureToolsData WranglingTotal Wine & MoreInc.Benjamin Moore
Contact Center Agent Performance MetricsHard
Practice
Practice drill

Compute daily agent call KPIs and SLA using joins, aggregations, and window ranking in a contact center model.

ETLAggregationsData ModelingADP
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More topics4 questions · ~34 min
Reverse a String in PythonEasy
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Reverse a string in Python using character traversal and return the reversed result.

StringsfunctionspythonSan Diego State University
Explain Complexity for a Coding ChallengeEasy

Evaluates your ability to reason about algorithmic complexity and performance.

MathArraysSan Diego State University
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