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1. " I am opening your resume ... can you explain what you do ?" 2. What are two types of data model - When I answered Logical and Physical - Interviewer was expecting Star Schema and Snowflake schema 3. How do you find out if an incremental load failed - When I answered saying using Error logging mechanism - The interviewer was expecting the word " Primary Key"
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Principal Analyst

Interviewed at Anheuser-Busch InBev

3.6★
Dec 10, 2020

1. " I am opening your resume ... can you explain what you do ?" 2. What are two types of data model - When I answered Logical and Physical - Interviewer was expecting Star Schema and Snowflake schema 3. How do you find out if an incremental load failed - When I answered saying using Error logging mechanism - The interviewer was expecting the word " Primary Key"

Split a large monolithic code base into different modules and finally covert them to microservices Find dependencies among those modules fastest way Alien dictionary problem Finally finding exception stack that needs trigger notification mechanism from from data structure which stores all exceptions thrown Design data structure and write code to find exceptions from that list Most of graph/trie style question
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Principal Architect

Interviewed at Harness

3.8★
Feb 25, 2021

Split a large monolithic code base into different modules and finally covert them to microservices Find dependencies among those modules fastest way Alien dictionary problem Finally finding exception stack that needs trigger notification mechanism from from data structure which stores all exceptions thrown Design data structure and write code to find exceptions from that list Most of graph/trie style question

Describe a time you made a mistake. Describe a time when you had to figure out how to get around technological limits or issues. Describe a time when you had to reevaluate a project you were working on and how the project changed.
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Senior Principal Communications Specialist

Interviewed at Capital One

3.6★
Jul 7, 2021

Describe a time you made a mistake. Describe a time when you had to figure out how to get around technological limits or issues. Describe a time when you had to reevaluate a project you were working on and how the project changed.

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