The Quiet Drain
An easy 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
- easy
- Seniority
- L3
Interview Prompt
The FinOps team is reviewing where the expensive AWS line items pile up across the cloud bill. Broken down by region, count how many different AWS services carry at least one high-cost entry, from the most down to the fewest.
Summary
Some AWS services quietly drain the budget.
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