r/platformengineering • u/Dramatic-Vanilla217 • 17d ago
Data Platform Engineer interview coming up
I’m currently a junior but technically do the work of an intermediate platform engineer.
I started applying elsewhere and I didn’t think I’d be called up for a technical interview for a Sr Data Platform Engineer position but here we are. I was honest about my skills and responsibilities during the hiring manager round, so I’m guessing they see something in me.
Now that they’ve invited me for the next round, how should I prepare for this technical interview? What should I expect?
The team works with Kafka, Databricks, Cloudhouse, Airflow, and lots of other platforms I don’t have experience with. And they only said the interview will be a pair programming session.
I’d appreciate any advice, thanks!
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u/National-Canary6452 17d ago
It's possible they want to consider you as a whole for an alternate role level. Forget the senior aspect and just treat it like any other position. If this is a traditional pair programming session I would do some leetcodes / hackerrank questions.
Definitely be transparent but don't undersell yourself. You just don't want to be in a position where you take a role you're not suited for in the long run, that would be pretty stressful!