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Visa Data Engineer Interview Questions

The questions to prepare for a Visa Data Engineer interview. Questions from real interview reports rank first. Updated weekly.

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CodingStart here. 4 questions · ~34 min
JSON Manipulation ProgramEasy
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Flatten nested Visa authorization events into consistent records using reusable JSON path traversal.

Data StructuresVisa
Narrow vs Wide TransformationsMedium

Explain narrow vs wide transformations, how dependencies differ, and why wide transformations trigger network shuffle.

abstractionsparkshufflesVisa
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Pipelines16 questions · ~138 min
Data Governance in PipelinesMedium
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Describe a practical approach to data governance across shared data pipelines, including quality, ownership, lineage, and controlled data access.

InfrastructureQualityVisa
Data Quality in ETL PipelinesEasy
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Approach for maintaining data quality and integrity across ETL pipelines.

IdempotencyData ModelingQualityVisa
Handling Missing Data in PipelinesMedium
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Approach for handling missing data in an ML data pipeline, including validation, imputation, and safe downstream consumption.

InfrastructureETLBatch ProcessingVisa
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SQL & Data Manipulation5 questions + 3 drills · ~73 min
OLTP vs OLAP Database DesignMedium
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Explain OLTP vs OLAP designs, including schema shape, workload patterns, and when each is appropriate in a data platform.

financial dataperformanceData ModelingVisa
Querying 8B Rows in MS SQLHard

Tests your ability to design for performance and scalability in large relational datasets.

performancesqlVisa
JSON Parser and Partitioned SQLHard

Evaluates your problem-solving process under pressure across parsing and partition-aware SQL.

sqlVisa
Top Customers by Region VolumeMedium
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Recently asked
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Find the top 3 customers in each region by transaction volume using joins, aggregation, and window ranking.

Window FunctionsJoinsRankingJPMorganChaseSilicon Valley BankNavi
Top Paid Per DepartmentEasy
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Find the top 3 highest-paid employees in each department using window functions.

Window FunctionsRankingBrillioAubay SpainSabre Systems
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
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Behavioral & Leadership9 questions · ~78 min
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