Blend360 Data Engineer Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
Based on 11 interview experiences · FREE TO READ
Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Blend360.
Blend360
Data Engineer
Entry Average Positive experience No offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Take home Technical screen Onsite Background check Offer
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral Presentation
I applied online and got an email about the next step, which was a screening (offline/online) about my interest in the role and organization. The next round was an assessment where I had to present one of my end-to-end projects. After that, they asked technical, behavioral, and competency questions about alternate approaches and methodologies. The final round was with the director, focusing on company fit questions. The process was smooth; just be thorough with your CV and job description.
Confirmed questions1 question
- What motivates you to pursue a career as a data engineer?
Blend360
Senior Data Engineer
Senior Difficult Neutral experience No offer 5 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Technical screen Technical screen Technical screen Presentation
Interview formats
Technical Technical Technical Technical Presentation Behavioral
This was the worst interview experience ever, very unprofessional and a major red flag for the company. The process was long and tedious: First, there was a 1.5-hour technical test. Then, the first technical round was scheduled but the interviewer ghosted me. We rescheduled for the next day, and it was a 1-hour interview. For the second technical round, it was supposed to be with 3 panelists, but only 2 showed up. They had to reschedule a third round because one panelist missed it. The third technical round went for 45 minutes. After that, there was a fourth round which was a project review that lasted 45 minutes. They rejected me after all this, saying my communication was poor. They used 4 rounds to assess my communication skills, and I spent 4 hours preparing a PowerPoint presentation and explaining my project architecture. I suspect they use interviews to steal project ideas.
Confirmed questions6 questions
- Tell me about Pyspark/Python.
- Tell me about SQL.
- Tell me about Databricks.
Blend360
Data Engineer
Mid Average Negative experience No offer 6 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen Take home Onsite Presentation
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Coding Presentation
The interview process took a little less than 3 weeks and had about 5 interview stages. It started with a recruiter call, then a hiring manager chat, followed by a technical interview, a SQL/Python test, and finally an onsite with 5 team members and a project presentation. It was pretty time-consuming, and in the end, they said there weren't any projects I could start on. I wish they'd cut me earlier instead of having me go through all the rounds and waste my time. I spent about 15 hours on the presentation and took time off work for the onsite. The team is young and still figuring things out, trying to get leadership buy-in. While the cultural blend is good and there are some amazing people, it feels like they're getting ahead of themselves.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- Tell me about how you collaborate with others.
- How willing are you to learn new things?
- What's your experience with various technologies?
Blend360 Data Engineer Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Blend360 interview reports.
“What exactly is Delta Lake, and how does it enhance data reliability when using Databricks?”
Read reports →“What are the methods for implementing data security in AWS when ingesting data from external sources, particularly to guard against malicious content like SQL or JavaScript embedded in uploaded files?”
Read reports →“Can you write SQL and PySpark code to identify the employees with the second-lowest salary in each department that has over 10 employees, including their names and department names? Given the Employee and Department tables, which function should be used: Row_Number, Rank, or Dense Rank?”
Read reports →“Could you explain the difference between ETL and ELT and when each would be appropriate?”
Read reports →“How do you manage schema changes within a data pipeline?”
Read report →“Can you describe a scenario where a tumbling window trigger in ADF would be useful?”
Read report →“What steps would you take to ensure data quality in an automated data pipeline?”
Read report →“Tell me about streaming.”
Read report →“Tell me about Databricks.”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 11 Blend360 interview reports.