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Can you explain the ETL process? What are its primary components? What are some common challenges in data engineering, particularly when dealing with big data? How would you design and implement a data pipeline for processing and analyzing streaming data? What are some popular tools and technologies used in data engineering, and how are they typically used? Describe the concept of data warehousing. What are the benefits of using a data warehouse?
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Sr Data Engineer

Interviewed at Concora Credit

3
Jul 24, 2023

Can you explain the ETL process? What are its primary components? What are some common challenges in data engineering, particularly when dealing with big data? How would you design and implement a data pipeline for processing and analyzing streaming data? What are some popular tools and technologies used in data engineering, and how are they typically used? Describe the concept of data warehousing. What are the benefits of using a data warehouse?

1. Have you done any complex data model in your life? 2. Anything which didnt work and what is the alternative you did? 3. 2 sql query - very easy one, using left join and right join 4.what are the types of fact tables 5. Mention ralf kimbell 10 times so that they hire you. :-)
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Senior Data Engineer

Interviewed at GitLab

3.6
Sep 9, 2021

1. Have you done any complex data model in your life? 2. Anything which didnt work and what is the alternative you did? 3. 2 sql query - very easy one, using left join and right join 4.what are the types of fact tables 5. Mention ralf kimbell 10 times so that they hire you. :-)

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