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Databricks
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What is the difference between a list and a tuple, and when would you use each?
Python
How do generators work, and why would you use one over a list?
Python
How do equals() and hashCode() work together in a HashMap?
Java
Explain the difference between checked and unchecked exceptions.
Java
Explain RAII and smart pointers. When would you use unique_ptr versus shared_ptr?
C++
Design a simple, highly available web app on AWS. Which services and why?
AWS
What's the difference between an IAM role and an IAM user?
AWS
How would you deploy and scale a web API on Azure?
Azure
Compare Cloud Run, GKE and App Engine for a new service.
Google Cloud
What's the difference between an image and a container? How do you keep images small?
Docker
Tell me about a dataset you cleaned. What problems did you find?
This kind of role
How would you explain a model's result to a non-technical manager?
This kind of role
What do you know about Databricks's products and customers?
Databricks
Tell me about yourself in two minutes, focused on this role.
About you
Why this company, and why this role?
About you
Tell me about a time you disagreed with a teammate. What happened?
About you
Describe a time you failed or missed a deadline, and what you changed afterwards.
About you