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ExecutionStart here. 8 questions · ~64 min
Prioritize Across Competing Data ProjectsEasy

Explain how you prioritize across multiple concurrent data engineering projects with competing stakeholder needs and limited capacity.

Trade-offsRoadmappingScope ManagementUC San Diego
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Metrics7 questions · ~56 min
Define Success for a ProjectEasy

Define what success means for a project using clear KPIs, a north star, and supporting metrics.

KPIsSuccess CriteriaDiagnosisUC San Diego
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Product Sense7 questions · ~56 min
Design for Inclusive Customer NeedsEasy

Approach for making team work inclusive of different customer needs.

User SegmentsUser NeedsPain PointsUC San Diego
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SQL & Data Manipulation7 questions + 3 drills · ~86 min
Spreadsheet Logic to SQL ThinkingEasy

Explain which Excel functions map most often to SQL aggregations, CASE logic, and data wrangling in financial analysis.

JoinsData WranglingAggregationsUC San Diego
Monthly Sales Trends by CategoryMedium
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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
Daily Session Funnel Conversion RatesHard
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Calculate daily session-level funnel conversion rates using CTEs, CASE WHEN, and date functions.

User NeedsData WranglingAggregations
Analyze Decision Impact by RegionEasy
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Use joins, CASE WHEN, and date filtering to compare outcome rates before and after a decision.

Data WranglingDiagnosisAggregationsHarbourVest Partners
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Coding3 questions · ~24 min
Approaching Medium LeetCode ProblemsMedium
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Explain a repeatable approach for solving medium LeetCode problems, including pattern recognition and time-space tradeoffs.

Hash TablesArraysTwo PointersUC San Diego
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Strategy7 questions · ~56 min
Where You See YourselfEasy

Tests your career planning and whether your trajectory aligns with the AE path.

Go-to-MarketGrowth StrategyProduct VisionUC San Diego
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More topics11 questions · ~88 min
Statistical Methods in ResearchMedium

Tests your statistical toolkit and ability to apply methods to real research problems.

ExperimentationRegressionHypothesis TestingUC San Diego
Familiarity With Used ModelsEasy
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Tests your readiness to work with the specific modeling approaches used in the role.

Cross-ValidationFeature EngineeringSupervised LearningUC San Diego
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