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Xebia Data Engineer Interview Questions

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

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PipelinesStart here. 7 questions · ~58 min
Data Integrity During System MigrationHard

Approach for preserving correctness during a pipeline migration, including validation, replay safety, and controlled cutover.

ETLIdempotencyQualityXebia
Batch vs Stream Processing Trade-offsMedium

Compare batch and stream processing across latency, complexity, cost, and data quality in a modern analytics pipeline.

InfrastructureStream ProcessingETLXebia
Data Quality in ML PipelinesMedium

Practical approach for maintaining data quality across ML ETL pipelines, orchestration, and repeatable data processing.

Data QualityETLData ModelingXebia
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Coding3 questions · ~25 min
Perfect Square Check in PythonEasy

Tests your ability to implement a correct perfect-square check in Python.

pythonAlgorithmsXebia
Perfect Square Logic in PythonEasy

Tests your ability to reason about algorithmic correctness and implementable logic in Python.

pythonAlgorithmsXebia
Docker Container BasicsMedium

Tests your understanding of containerizing Python workloads for data engineering.

dockerpythonXebia

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Behavioral & Leadership8 questions · ~66 min
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More topics2 questions · ~17 min
SQL for Transaction ID ExtractionMedium

Tests your ability to translate complex business rules into correct SQL for transaction-level extraction.

sqldata extractionXebia
SQL for Working-Hours FilteringMedium

Tests your ability to implement time-window and calendar-based filters correctly in SQL.

sqldata extractionXebia
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SQL: Third LargestMedium
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Practice drill

Find the third-highest distinct salary among active Xccelerated software engineers using DENSE_RANK and a CTE.

aggregationsqlXcceleratedXebia
SQL Maximum Salary QueryEasy
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Practice drill

Find Xebia employees with the maximum salary using a scalar subquery and a LEFT JOIN.

aggregationsqlXebia
Second Highest Trader SalaryEasy
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Find the second highest distinct salary from a single table using basic PostgreSQL ordering and limiting.

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