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SQL & Data Modeling Writing non-trivial SQL queries Designing schemas for analytical workloads Normalization vs denormalization Partitioning, clustering, indexing Coding & Algorithms Implementing basic data transformations using Python or Java Man

It was pretty laid-back. They wanted to get to know me a bit and explained what to expect next, which helped ease some nerves. The real challenge was the technical phone interview. They had me solve a couple of coding problems live on a shared doc,

The technical interview was positive; I felt comfortable throughout the entire session. The interviewer showed kindness, listened attentively, and always offered constructive suggestions to my answers and reasoning. With that, the stress was gone f