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Sql Python
What this posting asks for
Level: Lead / staff — The title says "Staff".
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Competencies an interviewer will look for
- Technical skill Core
In the posting: “Sigma is transforming how businesses run by delivering a high performance platform on modern data architecture.” · “Hence, we are growing the engineering team and looking for engineers who are excited to solve challenging problems, deliver impactful capabilities throughout…” · “Use modern frontend frameworks like React, GraphQL, TypeScript and Node.js”
Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off. - Problem solving Core
In the posting: “Hence, we are growing the engineering team and looking for engineers who are excited to solve challenging problems, deliver impactful capabilities throughout…” · “Strong sense of craftsmanship, and a healthy academic curiosity to solve challenges at sigma” · “Prior experience working at high growth company solving technical problems to enable continued success”
Show it by: Describes a real problem, the options considered and the one chosen; Shows how the cause was found, not just the fix. - Customer focus Core
In the posting: “You will be responsible for developing elegant and responsive user experience using the latest front-end technologies.” · “Working with our product, UX design, and backend development teams, you will develop new features and technologies that make our product experience awesome a…” · “An eye for great design and a passion for building products that provide a great user experience”
Show it by: Puts the customer's need in their own words; Shows a result for the customer, not only for the company. - Data and analysis Core
In the posting: “Sigma is transforming how businesses run by delivering a high performance platform on modern data architecture.” · “You will be part of a talented team of engineers with a shared mission to make data easily accessible for all users.” · “You will leverage your technical expertise in front-end application development in the creation of novel visualizations for structured and unstructured data …”
Show it by: Uses a number to describe the situation or the result; Explains what the data showed and what was done with it. - Adaptability and learning Core
In the posting: “Strong sense of craftsmanship, and a healthy academic curiosity to solve challenges at sigma” · “Flexible time off policy.”
Show it by: Describes learning something new quickly and using it; Shows a change of plan and how they adjusted. - Ownership and accountability Supporting
In the posting: “Desire to be a great teammate and have fun at work without compromising ownership towards your work”
Show it by: Takes a task from start to finish without being chased; Owns a mistake and what was changed after it. - Planning and organisation Supporting
In the posting: “The ability to make the right trade-offs between functionality and delivery speed that supports delivering value to customers, all the while iterating based …”
Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how. - Attention to detail and quality Supporting
In the posting: “10+ years industry experience building and maintaining high-quality software”
Show it by: Gives an example of an error caught before it caused harm; Names the check or standard they used. - Stakeholder management Supporting
In the posting: “The round was led by Princeville Capital, with new strategic investors Databricks Ventures, ServiceNow Ventures, and Workday Ventures participating alongside…”
Show it by: Shows how they aligned people with different goals; Explains how they handled a 'no' from someone senior.
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Practice questions
- Tell me about yourself. Dedicated step-by-step practice.
- If an interviewer asks something improper How to respond to questions about age, family, origin or health.
- Built from this posting (8):
- Walk me through a piece of work where you used your strongest technical skill. What exactly did you do? From this posting
- Tell me about a difficult problem you solved at work. How did you find the cause? From this posting
- Describe a time you went out of your way to solve a customer's problem. From this posting
- Tell me about a time you used data or numbers to make a decision. From this posting
- How have you used sql in your work? Walk me through one real example. From this posting
- Tell me about a problem you solved using python. From this posting
- Tell me about a time you helped someone on your team get better at their work. From this posting
- Tell me about a task you took from start to finish without anyone asking you to. From this posting
- This posting reads as Software engineering: its questions come first.
- Walk me through a feature you built from start to finish. What tools and languages did you use? Software engineering
- Tell me about the hardest bug you have tracked down. How did you find the cause? Software engineering
- Describe a technical design decision you made and the trade-off behind it. Software engineering
- Tell me about a time you disagreed with a teammate in a code review. Software engineering
- Production is down and you are the first engineer to notice. What do you do in the first 30 minutes? Software engineering
- How do you decide what to test before you ship a change? Software engineering
- Tell me about a time you helped a less experienced engineer get unstuck. Software engineering
- Your estimate for a feature turns out to be badly wrong halfway through. What do you do? Software engineering
- Walk me through how you would check whether a report's numbers are right.
- Describe a time you handled an upset customer or colleague.
- Tell me about a time you had several deadlines at once. How did you decide what to do first?
- Give an example of a mistake you caught before it caused a problem.
- Tell me about a time you taught someone how to do something.
- Describe a time you took the lead without being asked.
- Tell me about a time you had to explain something complicated in simple terms.
- Describe a process you improved.
- Do you have any questions for us?
- Why do you want to work here?
- Why is there a gap in your employment? Difficult question
- Why did you leave your last job? Difficult question
- Why are you changing careers? Difficult question
- What is your greatest weakness? Difficult question
- What are your salary expectations? Difficult question
- You seem overqualified for this role. Why do you want it? Difficult question
- Improper-question practice: How old are you? / Do you have children? / Where are you from originally?
- A customer is angry about a delay you did not cause. What do you do?
- How do you keep track of many open customer requests?
- Tell me about a time you could not give a customer what they wanted.
- You find that the inventory count does not match the system. What do you do?
- Tell me about a time a shipment or delivery went wrong.
- How do you make sure safety rules are followed on a busy shift?
- Two managers ask you to book the same room at the same time. What do you do?
- How have you used spreadsheets in your work?
- Tell me about a time you had to enter or check a lot of data accurately.
- Tell me about a sale or agreement you are proud of.
- A prospect says your price is too high. How do you respond?
- How do you keep your pipeline organised?
- Tell me about a technical problem you solved on your own.
- You find a bug right before a release. What do you do?

