Data Engineering Discussion Forum

Active Threads

1. Week 1: The Handoff — datadriven, 2026-09-10, 5 replies, 103 votes
2. So True — sweet_eagle_4177, 2026-09-16, 0 replies, 59 votes
3. Data Engineer Interview - EA Sports/ Electronic Arts — lunar_lamb_2106, 2026-09-14, 1 reply, 82 votes
4. Data Engineer (2 YOE) – How to Get Into Apple? — warm_vapor_1015, 2026-09-13, 1 reply, 86 votes
5. why this website not famous ? — velvet_pelican_6725, 2026-09-12, 1 reply, 115 votes
6. Netflix Senior Data Engineer Interview — AdrianQuintero_7935, 2026-09-18, 1 reply, 30 votes
7. Work with INSTAGRAM?! Referrals for DS/DE with 4+ YOE — coral_crane_5898, 2026-09-16, 1 reply, 48 votes
8. SUSE data engineer — strong_hare_5533, 2026-09-11, 2 replies, 125 votes
9. Senior Data Engineer @ Swiss Re — marble_cedar_8389, 2026-09-18, 1 reply, 23 votes
10. Seeking Refferals (Senior Data Engineer)| Immediate Joiner — opal_jackal_9801, 2026-09-10, 5 replies, 118 votes
11. Apple Data Engineer Interview — alpine_frog_8491, 2026-09-08, 3 replies, 145 votes
12. Target Data Engineer Interview — 247_Chaos_247, 2026-09-19, 2 replies, 10 votes
13. Senior Data Engineer - Riot Games — Cosplayserval404, 2026-09-04, 2 replies, 177 votes
14. Data Engineer at Meta — lone_hawk_8825, 2026-09-02, 14 replies, 245 votes
15. Any staff data engineers from Angi? — frozen_mole_5409, 2026-09-03, 0 replies, 175 votes
16. Adidas: Faking interviews — solar_ridge_6429, 2026-08-31, 11 replies, 160 votes
17. Tesla Data Engineer Interview (Python Assessment) -Energy Team — wise_brook_3396, 2026-09-06, 1 reply, 139 votes
18. Interview preparation tips for technical data analyst at Noom — KyleNovak_8427, 2026-09-04, 2 replies, 139 votes
19. wrote a tutorial on PySpark joins for DE interviews — smart_haven_7600, 2026-03-27, 5 replies, 60 votes
20. Upcoming Analytics Engineer Interview at Ramp — lean_ocelot_7435, 2026-08-27, 7 replies, 128 votes
21. layoffs hitting again this week — BLACKSMITH455, 2026-03-31, 3 replies, 108 votes
22. interview tip that actually helped me — full_shadow_5095, 2026-03-24, 3 replies, 21 votes
23. Data Engineer interview at Nerdwallet — FerrisT6247, 2026-08-26, 4 replies, 129 votes
24. Interview at Chime — hardy_snail_6514, 2026-08-24, 4 replies, 101 votes
25. Accenture recruiting: almost on par with aws (bad) — granite_boar_3890, 2026-05-31, 7 replies, 219 votes
26. Career pivot? — anonymous, 2026-04-05, 0 replies, 191 votes
27. Bain Platinion Data Engineer Interview tips — AdrianDelgado_2147, 2026-08-21, 1 reply, 85 votes
28. Would you make this potential move? (DoD Contracting to FinTech) — fleet_beetle_1850, 2026-04-29, 10 replies, 215 votes
29. tmp — Cosplayserval404, 2026-04-05, 0 replies, 141 votes
30. AI is not replacing DE and here's why i'm not worried — likely_timber_5646, 2026-03-20, 4 replies, 22 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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