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There was a lot of technical questions on ETL/ELT, SQL, Snowflake, Fivetran ,Python ,cloud technologies and implementation in the project . the interviewer were very knowledgeable and down to earth. Even the Managerial round had many technical questions and the interviewer was very humble .There were few personality questions asked like what comes to your mind if about a tiger/crow. The HR round was pretty senseless as per me and they agreed for the offer in first round. In the next interview which was with an HR from Danaher she said that they have a particular amount and said she will release the offer only if i accept it , it seemed i had no say in deciding my compensation. Ultimately they dropped my candidature . Utter Waste of Time !!!!!!
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Senior Data Engineer

Interviewed at Cepheid

2.9
Nov 12, 2021

There was a lot of technical questions on ETL/ELT, SQL, Snowflake, Fivetran ,Python ,cloud technologies and implementation in the project . the interviewer were very knowledgeable and down to earth. Even the Managerial round had many technical questions and the interviewer was very humble .There were few personality questions asked like what comes to your mind if about a tiger/crow. The HR round was pretty senseless as per me and they agreed for the offer in first round. In the next interview which was with an HR from Danaher she said that they have a particular amount and said she will release the offer only if i accept it , it seemed i had no say in deciding my compensation. Ultimately they dropped my candidature . Utter Waste of Time !!!!!!

First interview had general screening questions about experience and motivation. Tech interview was a time-limited challenge that you need to practice in order to feel comfortable and make quick decisions. Second tech interview is about SQL and things that every experienced SQL engineer should know, so refresh fundamentals.
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Senior Data Engineer

Interviewed at Peter Park System

4.4
Feb 20, 2026

First interview had general screening questions about experience and motivation. Tech interview was a time-limited challenge that you need to practice in order to feel comfortable and make quick decisions. Second tech interview is about SQL and things that every experienced SQL engineer should know, so refresh fundamentals.

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