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Brillio Data Engineer Interview Questions
& Process

Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.

Based on 14 interview experiences · FREE TO READ

2.9 Rounds average
Average Typical difficulty
64.3% Positive experience

Candidate interview experiences

First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Brillio.

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Senior Data Engineer

Engineering · more than a year ago

Senior Average Neutral experience Accept offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical

It was fine and smooth, client interviews take time. It was fine and smooth, client interviews take time. It was fine and smooth, client interviews take time. It was fine and smooth, client interviews take time. It was fine and smooth, client interviews take time.

Confirmed questions1 question
  • Tell me about the most challenging work you've accomplished.
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Brillio

Data Engineer

Engineering · more than a year ago

Entry Easy Positive experience Accept offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Take home
Interview formats
Technical Coding

It was an on-campus hiring drive for freshers. They asked basic questions covering DBMS, Python, and SQL. There were also two coding questions: one for palindrome number and another for bubble sort. Additionally, they asked to identify errors in a given program and then discussed the concepts of local and global scope.

Confirmed questions1 question
  • Could you write the code for a palindrome number?
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Brillio

Data Engineer

Engineering · more than a year ago

Mid Average Positive experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Technical Coding System Design Behavioral

The interview process had 3 rounds. Round 1 was a technical discussion covering the tech stack, SQL, and programming. They asked questions about Spark, S3, Redshift, Lambda, and EmR. Round 2 was split; the first half was technical, focusing on applying different architectural techniques and design patterns in data pipelines. The second half was about management, team structure, any escalations faced, and lessons learned.

Confirmed questions8 questions
  • Can you explain why Apache Spark is better than MapReduce?
  • Describe the difference between Repartition and Coalesce in Spark.
  • What coding questions did you encounter?

Brillio Data Engineer Interview Questions

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Describe the difference between Repartition and Coalesce in Spark.

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Could you please write a piece of code that squares a given number?

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Can you explain why Apache Spark is better than MapReduce?

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Can you provide an SQL example demonstrating the use of lag, lead, and window partition functions?

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Formats, difficulty and experience

Across all 14 Brillio interview reports.

Interview formats

Technical 42.9%
Behavioral 25.7%
Coding 25.7%
System Design 5.7%

Interview difficulty

Easy 21.4%
Average 64.3%
Difficult 14.3%

Candidate experience

Negative 28.6%
Positive 64.3%
Neutral 7.1%