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Demonstrate system design principles applied to BI solutions.

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Expedia
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22

Describe a data pipeline you built and optimized.

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Bitwise
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23

Describe a fault-tolerant distributed data processing system.

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Goldman Sachs
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24

Describe a strategy for implementing a real-time content delivery monitoring system.

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Disney+ Hotstar
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25

Describe a system design to handle product launches with massive traffic spikes.

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Adidas
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26

Describe an end-to-end data pipeline project you worked on, highlighting your role and the technologies used.

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Citi
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27

Describe handling schema evolution in AWS Redshift without downtime.

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Capco
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28

Describe how Kafka ensures data durability and fault tolerance.

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Citi
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29

Describe how data is ingested, transformed, and served in a data pipeline.

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Apple
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30

Describe how to monitor and log errors effectively in a real-time data pipeline.

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BCG
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31

Describe how you would architect a pipeline to process real-time logs with schema evolution

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Netflix
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32

Describe how you would debug a failing ETL pipeline in production.

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Adidas
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33

Describe how you would design a data catalog for managing metadata

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McKinsey
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34

Describe how you'd design a system to track inventory and sales in real-time.

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Adidas
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35

Describe strategies for monitoring, retries, idempotency, and validation in data pipelines.

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Apple
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36

Describe the architecture of an ETL pipeline you built in your previous project.

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American Express
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37

Describe the steps involved in optimizing an existing data transformation pipeline.

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Goldman Sachs
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38

Describe your current project, including technologies, architecture, and responsibilities.

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Yash Technologies
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39

Describe your experience with large-scale data systems

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Netflix
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40

Describe your monitoring strategy for this pipeline.

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Fragma Data Systems
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