Had Multiple rounds,
Questions were based on Spark and BigData concepts,
there were rounds on DSA and HLD, there were rounds with the management.Hadoop and Kafka were also a major focus, Please prepare well.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain how kafka works and spark related questions.
The interview process consists of three rounds: an initial code test, a face-to-face technical round, and a final round meeting the team for a discussion. Overall it was a positive experience but the job was average
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