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Senior Software Engineer - Big Data

Interviewed at Visa Inc.

3.8
Sep 25, 2019

different ways to implement singleton comparable vs comparator questions on hashmap implementation wap to find anagrams with complexity wap to rotate linked list with complexity wap suitable to sort this array - arr[1,0,1,1,0,1,0] difference between sqlcontext & hivecontext spark features find 0 size file in unix count number of files in a directory in unix simple SQL queries to join two tables

2. DBMS (Database Management System) Goal: Check your knowledge of databases, queries, and design. Common Topics: SQL Queries → SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY, HAVING Normalization → 1NF, 2NF, 3NF Transactions → ACID properties Indexes → Types, usage, pros/cons ER Diagrams → Designing schemas Example Question: “Write an SQL query to find the 2nd highest salary from the Employee table.” “Explain the difference between INNER JOIN and LEFT JOIN.” “What are ACID properties in DBMS?” Tip: Even if you forget exact SQL syntax, explain the logic clearly.
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Big Data Engineer

Interviewed at Micron Technology

3.9
Aug 11, 2025

2. DBMS (Database Management System) Goal: Check your knowledge of databases, queries, and design. Common Topics: SQL Queries → SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY, HAVING Normalization → 1NF, 2NF, 3NF Transactions → ACID properties Indexes → Types, usage, pros/cons ER Diagrams → Designing schemas Example Question: “Write an SQL query to find the 2nd highest salary from the Employee table.” “Explain the difference between INNER JOIN and LEFT JOIN.” “What are ACID properties in DBMS?” Tip: Even if you forget exact SQL syntax, explain the logic clearly.

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