In the Shadow of the Peak
A medium SQL mock interview question on DataDriven, with an AI interviewer who asks follow-up questions and a hire or no-hire decision at the end.
- Domain
- SQL
- Difficulty
- medium
- Seniority
- L3
Interview Prompt
The FinOps team already knows each provider's single most expensive line item and now wants the next cost sitting just below it. Return that runner-up amount for every cloud provider.
Summary
Every provider has a top-line cost. Find the one right behind it.
How This Interview Works
- Read the vague prompt (just like a real interview)
- Ask clarifying questions to the AI interviewer
- Write and run your SQL against a real database
- Answer the interviewer's follow-up questions, then get a hire or no-hire decision