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Virtual Vocations Data Engineer Interview Questions

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PipelinesStart here. 5 questions · ~41 min
Retry Failed Airflow DAG TasksMedium

Implement task retries in Airflow with backoff, idempotent task design, and monitoring for repeated failures.

dagretry mechanismairflowVirtual Vocations
Evaluate Azure Data Factory for ETL DesignMedium

Analyze the pros and cons of Azure Data Factory for ETL processes in a cloud-based data architecture.

InfrastructureToolsETLVirtual Vocations
Terraform State for Databricks PipelinesMedium

Design remote Terraform state, locking, and promotion workflows for reusable Databricks pipeline infrastructure across multi-env AWS deployments.

InfrastructureDependenciesQualityVirtual Vocations
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Behavioral & Leadership8 questions · ~65 min
Owning a Broken Deployment PipelineMedium

Tests ownership during pipeline failure, including incident communication, recovery under pressure, and follow-through on process improvement.

pipeline failuresCI/CDtechnical experienceVirtual Vocations
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More topics4 questions · ~32 min
SQL vs NoSQL Database ChoiceMedium

Tests data modeling judgment and ability to choose appropriate storage technologies for different access patterns.

backgroundnosqlsqlVirtual Vocations
Self-Healing Scalable ArchitectureHard

Tests system design skills for resilient data platforms, including automation for recovery and guardrails across concerns.

scalabilitydata architectureSecurityVirtual Vocations
Flatten Nested JSON to ParquetHard

Tests ability to implement scalable ETL transformations with PySpark, including schema flattening and partitioned outputs.

pysparkparquetpythonVirtual Vocations
Spark Memory and Data SkewHard

Tests deep Spark performance understanding, including partitioning, memory behavior, and skew mitigation techniques.

performancesparkVirtual Vocations

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