I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Visa Inc.
Interview
R1: Hackerrank test
R2: Easy Data Structures/Algorithms questions, basic distributed systems concepts (example: sharding vs partitioning, normalization, data modeling) , resume details and project discussion (why technology was chosen, etc.)
R3: Medium Data Structures/Algorithms, low-level design, and project discussion.
One online Coding round and two Technical rounds and one tech plus managerial round. all rounds are virtual. Questions covered from easy to moderate and based on they will cover difficult questions
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Visa Inc. (Foster City, CA) in Mar 2025
Interview
2 coding round with technical questions all based on the job description
1 coding question in each round LeetCode medium question on array.
1 system design develop a schedular, concepts of system design, caching and sharding.
They have 3-4 rounds. 2-3 technical rounds , hiring manager round was held. First round was pure dsa, second and third was for sql and spark processing. Data structures was moderate level difficult
Senior Data Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Visa Inc. with 3.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 80% positive. To compare, the company-average is 51.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Data Engineer roles take an average of 30 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Visa Inc. overall takes an average of 33 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Visa Inc. as a Senior Data Engineer according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 33%
Skills test: 33%
Phone interview: 33%
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