The interview was average. Not too difficult. He asked me some questions related to my CV, past experience and my technical skills. The interviewer was quite formal. it was a telephonic interview,
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Rocket (Detroit, MI) in Jun 2023
Interview
Interview process was smooth took about 1 month, but somehow after final interview recruiter called and told me "Panel was impressed by your background but other senior folk was selected this time sorry"
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about the ingestion process in your recent project. What is the salting technique?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Rocket (Detroit, MI) in Feb 2022
Interview
1 coding test with video explanation and 1 hr 30 min interview most of the questions were on AWS architectures and design of pipelines end to end and coding questions which were challenging also with test cases
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
how do you design a end to end pipeline considering cost metrics in AWS and full dynamic architecture
Basic behavioral questions and introduction. Generic questions on the prior internship experience. Questions on university and coursework. The interview went well but they were specifically looking for a person experienced in Hadoop.
Data Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Rocket with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Data Engineer roles take an average of 15 days to get hired, when considering 6 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Rocket overall takes an average of 19 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Rocket as a Data Engineer according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 24%
IQ intelligence test: 12%
Drug test: 12%
Presentation: 12%
One on one interview: 12%
Skills test: 12%
Background check: 6%
Group panel interview: 6%
Personality test: 6%
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