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Requirements found
Inventory Marketing Sql (must) Python (must)
What this posting asks for
Level: Senior — The title says "Senior".
Main responsibilities
- Build and operate core components of the data platform, primarily on AWS
- Implement and scale event-driven pipelines using Kinesis, Kafka, or similar
- Develop and extend Medallion architecture (Bronze/Silver/Gold)
- Develop ELT pipelines using dbt and modern warehouses (Redshift, BigQuery)
- Support real-time marketing use cases (segmentation, triggers, personalization)
- Build data models and pipelines for inventory intelligence and allocation optimization
- Build pipelines for order lifecycle and SLA insights
- Apply and help improve standards for data modeling, testing, CI/CD, and observability
- Partner with cross-functional teams across business domains
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to code review and design discussions
Competencies an interviewer will look for
- Technical skill Core
In the posting: “Build and operate core components of the data platform, primarily on AWS” · “Develop and extend Medallion architecture (Bronze/Silver/Gold)” · “Mentor junior engineers and contribute to code review and design discussions”
Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off. - Data and analysis Core
In the posting: “We are looking for a Senior Data Engineer to build and scale the foundational data platform that powers analytics, real-time decisioning, and operational int…” · “This role is for an experienced builder who has delivered production-grade data systems across event ingestion, transformation, modeling, and serving and kno…” · “You will build and extend the batch and real-time systems teams rely on to ingest, process, and act on data, enabling marketing automation, inventory intelli…”
Show it by: Uses a number to describe the situation or the result; Explains what the data showed and what was done with it. - Teamwork and collaboration Supporting
In the posting: “Partner with cross-functional teams across business domains”
Show it by: Says what they did inside a team, not only what 'we' did; Shows how a disagreement was handled. - Leadership and mentoring Supporting
In the posting: “Mentor junior engineers and contribute to code review and design discussions”
Show it by: Describes setting direction or a standard others followed; Names someone they coached and what changed for them. - Attention to detail and quality Supporting
In the posting: “Apply and help improve standards for data modeling, testing, CI/CD, and observability”
Show it by: Gives an example of an error caught before it caused harm; Names the check or standard they used.
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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 (7):
- 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 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
- Describe a time you worked with another team to deliver something. What was your part? From this posting
- Tell me about a time you caught an error before it reached a customer or a report. From this posting
- This posting reads as Data analysis: its questions come first.
- Tell me about an analysis that changed a decision. Data analysis
- How do you check that a query or spreadsheet you built gives the right answer? Data analysis
- Describe a new tool or technique you learned to finish a piece of work. Data analysis
- Describe a time you found that the data you were given was wrong. Data analysis
- A manager asks you for 'the numbers' by tomorrow with no further detail. What do you do? Data analysis
- What makes a dashboard useful, and how have you built one? Data analysis
- Tell me about a time you explained a statistical result to people without a data background. Data analysis
- Sales dropped 15% last month. How would you find out why? Data analysis
- You find that the inventory count does not match the system. What do you do?
- 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.
- 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?