Data Engineering Discussion Forum

Active Threads

1. Week 4: The Interface — datadriven, 2026-10-05, 6 replies, 27 votes
2. Showtime Offer — azure_swift_4566, 2026-10-10, 2 replies, 8 votes
3. Discord DE interview loop — Mangaamber6666, 2026-10-07, 1 reply, 21 votes
4. I have an interview with CVS Helth/Cigna data engineer python coding interview round.Need help to prepare — agile_slug_7125, 2026-10-06, 5 replies, 20 votes
5. Adobe HubSpot MLE - Is it a good place to be in 2026? — PaigeN6, 2026-10-03, 8 replies, 33 votes
6. Appeal of Data Engineer (DE) jobs? — royal_flint_3282, 2026-10-09, 4 replies, 9 votes
7. About to join Apple as a DE. Any tips or suggestions? — CraneK5939, 2026-10-02, 6 replies, 35 votes
8. Data Engineer interview at EY — iron_slug_8581, 2026-10-01, 8 replies, 40 votes
9. GitLab Data Engineer Interview prep — daring_reef_9747, 2026-09-30, 6 replies, 44 votes
10. Instacart Data Engineer — Dustina_Niaer, 2026-09-28, 3 replies, 47 votes
11. Interview tips for Product Analytics Engineer position at Squarespace — Obsidian808, 2026-09-23, 2 replies, 59 votes
12. Does Google straight up Stripe returning applicants after retracting an offer? — ready_koala_3540, 2026-09-29, 5 replies, 37 votes
13. wrote a tutorial on PySpark joins for DE interviews — smart_haven_7600, 2026-03-27, 5 replies, 60 votes
14. Experience with SQL test at Atlassian? — rich_spruce_3508, 2026-09-25, 5 replies, 46 votes
15. Analytics Engineer interview at Atlassian — LoganVargas1865, 2026-09-25, 3 replies, 44 votes
16. Week 3: The Register — datadriven, 2026-09-28, 3 replies, 37 votes
17. layoffs hitting again this week — BLACKSMITH455, 2026-03-31, 3 replies, 108 votes
18. Week 2: The Manifest — datadriven, 2026-09-21, 5 replies, 56 votes
19. Resources to prepare for system design and data architecture rounds? — stout_puma_6652, 2026-09-23, 0 replies, 56 votes
20. interview tip that actually helped me — full_shadow_5095, 2026-03-24, 3 replies, 21 votes
21. Netflix Senior Data Engineer Interview — AdrianQuintero_7935, 2026-09-18, 2 replies, 78 votes
22. Senior Data Engineer @ Swiss Re — marble_cedar_8389, 2026-09-18, 2 replies, 68 votes
23. Deutsche Bank comp expectation? — latin_swift_9506, 2026-09-22, 5 replies, 51 votes
24. Target Data Engineer Interview — 247_Chaos_247, 2026-09-19, 7 replies, 64 votes
25. Work with INSTAGRAM?! Referrals for DS/DE with 4+ YOE — coral_crane_5898, 2026-09-16, 2 replies, 103 votes
26. Meta is becoming like Meta ..no Meta is actually better — 69_Lynx_77, 2026-10-09, 2 replies, 1 vote
27. Any staff data engineers from Angi? — frozen_mole_5409, 2026-09-03, 0 replies, 193 votes
28. So True — sweet_eagle_4177, 2026-09-16, 0 replies, 105 votes
29. Week 1: The Handoff — datadriven, 2026-09-10, 11 replies, 148 votes
30. Adidas: Faking interviews — solar_ridge_6429, 2026-08-31, 14 replies, 171 votes

The DataDriven discussion forum is where data engineers and aspiring data engineers trade notes on interview loops, compensation, and day-to-day work. Threads here come from candidates who have just finished a specific company loop, engineers sharing what actually gets asked in SQL and system design rounds, and senior engineers explaining how they evaluate hires.

What People Post About

• Interview experiences: company-specific recaps covering recruiter screens, technical phone screens, SQL rounds, Python coding rounds, data modeling rounds, system design rounds, and behavioral interviews.
• Compensation data: base salary, bonus, RSU vesting schedules, and offer negotiation stories for levels from junior through staff and principal.
• Prep strategies: how to prep for SQL window functions, how to approach dimensional modeling under interview pressure, and how to build intuition for pipeline design.
• Career transitions: data analyst to data engineer moves, software engineer to DE switches, and how to break into FAANG from a non-elite background.
• Role comparisons: analytics engineer vs data engineer, ML engineer vs DE, platform engineer vs DE, and how titles map to responsibilities at Meta, Google, Amazon, Netflix, Uber, Stripe, and Databricks.
• Tool debates: Snowflake vs Databricks, Airflow vs Dagster, dbt vs vanilla SQL, Kafka vs Kinesis, Spark vs pure Python for batch workloads.

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Active posters include engineers prepping for onsites at top companies, career switchers trying to size up the market, hiring managers explaining what red flags kill a candidate, and current DataDriven users sharing problems they solved that felt interview-accurate. The discussion is practical and specific. No self-promotion, no vague career advice without data.

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