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Le data engineer est un professionnel de l’informatique présent dans presque tous les secteurs. Il/Elle suit l’évolution et les tendances des données pour orienter les stratégies futures de l’entreprise. Une part essentielle de son travail consiste à transformer des données brutes en données exploitables en créant des pipelines et des systèmes de données.

Questions d'entretien d'embauche fréquentes pour un data engineer (H/F) et comment y répondre

Question 1

Question 1 : Décrivez en détail votre niveau d’expertise en langage de programmation.

How to answer
Comment répondre : Avant l’entretien, révisez votre CV et dressez la liste des programmes que vous maîtrisez. Si vous vous apercevez que vous ne connaissez pas un logiciel que l’entreprise utilise majoritairement, mettez en avant votre motivation et votre volonté de vous former au logiciel en question.
Question 2

Question 2 : Expliquez selon vous en quoi consiste le data engineering.

How to answer
Comment répondre : Soulignez votre rôle au sein de l’entreprise et par rapport à d’autres fonctions telles que data scientist pour définir clairement votre contribution. Précisez la différence entre un ingénieur axé sur les bases de données et un ingénieur axé sur les pipelines de données.
Question 3

Question 3 : Quelle est votre expérience en gestion de données dans le cloud et avec Apache Hadoop ?

How to answer
Comment répondre : Renseignez-vous sur les logiciels de gestion de données dans le cloud utilisés par l’entreprise (notamment Apache Hadoop). Un data engineer doit maîtriser les langages de programmation et les systèmes de gestion des données couramment employés dans le secteur, dont Apache Hadoop.

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I am not sure if I can say this is a question but that is what they asked : we have a flat file with all transaction coming from third party, that data need to be pushed into our database and then give a result for reporting purpose with an open source ETL tool. how would you do that? ( they are not specific about what ETL tool, no details on flat file and etc.)
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Data Engineer

Interviewed at Nordstrom

3.6★
Jun 7, 2018

I am not sure if I can say this is a question but that is what they asked : we have a flat file with all transaction coming from third party, that data need to be pushed into our database and then give a result for reporting purpose with an open source ETL tool. how would you do that? ( they are not specific about what ETL tool, no details on flat file and etc.)

*For the coding questions in previous rounds, they may ask to write algorithm on paper and also may ask to implement on coderpad in our favorite language. *Round 8 (HR round, phone, 20 mins ): - He explained about the company, role and asked about my interests. Salary negotiation. Availability to join.
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Data Engineer

Interviewed at Poshmark

4★
Oct 28, 2018

*For the coding questions in previous rounds, they may ask to write algorithm on paper and also may ask to implement on coderpad in our favorite language. *Round 8 (HR round, phone, 20 mins ): - He explained about the company, role and asked about my interests. Salary negotiation. Availability to join.

They asked if I had ever worked at a data center before. I laughed and told them I've literally worked at the data center that I'm applying to work for them at for them as a contractor. They had no idea and don't seem to communicate in between offices
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Data Center Engineer

Interviewed at Trace3

4.4★
Dec 20, 2024

They asked if I had ever worked at a data center before. I laughed and told them I've literally worked at the data center that I'm applying to work for them at for them as a contractor. They had no idea and don't seem to communicate in between offices

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