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Walmart Data Engineer Interview Questions

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SQL & Data ManipulationStart here. 6 questions · ~85 min
Audit Queries Max UserMedium
Practice

Identify every user tied for the highest number of audit log queries using aggregation and PostgreSQL CTEs.

Aggregationsdata extractiondata auditingWalmart
Delete Duplicates in SQLMedium
Practice

Remove duplicate Walmart inventory snapshots while retaining the row with the smallest identifier.

data cleaningData Manipulationdata integrityWalmart
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Coding14 questions · ~199 min
Anagrams GroupingMedium
Practice

Group words that are anagrams by using a character-frequency signature as a hash-map key.

deduplicationArray ManipulationAlgorithmsWalmart
Filter Valid RequestsMedium
Practice

Parse request strings and use field indexes plus timestamp bounds to return matching requests in original order.

ArraysData Structurescsv parsingWalmart
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System Design13 questions · ~185 min
Small Files in SparkHard

Explain how to diagnose, mitigate, and prevent the small files problem in Spark pipelines.

distributed systemsdata ingestioncomputational costWalmart
Ticket Booking Data ModelHard

Design a consistent data model and reservation workflow for ticket booking, with optional ML-assisted seat recommendations.

booking logicdatabase accessdistributed systemsWalmart
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Pipelines13 questions · ~185 min
Data Migration Across CloudsHard

Design a multi-cloud migration that balances regional residency, latency targets, transfer cost, and operational reliability.

cost optimizationdata transferdata pipelinesWalmart
Disaster Recovery Best PracticesHard

Explain disaster recovery practices for resilient batch and streaming data processing systems.

Infrastructuredata pipelinesETLWalmart
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Behavioral & Leadership4 questions · ~57 min
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