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A business intelligence engineer, or BI engineer for short, will probably receive several questions about their ability to use scripting languages, processors, and programs used by the prospective employer's company. Though some questions about human relations may come up, the BI Engineer interview may be more involved with your experience level in data analysis.

Top BI Engineer Interview Questions & How To Answer

Question 1

Question #1: What is a previous project you're proud to have worked on?

How to answer
How to answer: Going into the interview, you'll want to be prepared to talk about a past project you can thoroughly talk about. Whether it's because of the people you worked with or your contribution to making it successful, showing that you have a passion for your work is key. Be sure to highlight the skills you used for the project.
Question 2

Question #2: What languages/ programs/ software are you comfortable using now?

How to answer
How to answer: BI engineering is all about using tools to analyze data. You may likely get an interview question about the tools you're comfortable using. Be sure that you can confidently speak about the languages, programs, and software you claim proficiency in.
Question 3

Question #3: How would you...?

How to answer
How to answer: It's very likely your interview for a BI engineer position will contain a puzzle or problem that you must solve. Whether it's how to handle a SQL issue or calculating performance in Tableau, you should be ready to answer it. Generally, in-depth knowledge of the tools required by the job posting will help you successfully navigate these questions.

4,381 bi engineer interview questions shared by candidates

first round sql given 3 tables Asked hours spent per each day used window functions to to build that query next question asked to join these tables to filter different process used inner join on 3 tables last question was to build a subquery and find out the data where the hours worked is greater than 100
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BI Engineer

Interviewed at Amazon

3.5★
Jan 19, 2022

first round sql given 3 tables Asked hours spent per each day used window functions to to build that query next question asked to join these tables to filter different process used inner join on 3 tables last question was to build a subquery and find out the data where the hours worked is greater than 100

Mostly if not all conflict based. When you disagreed with a business user, why and how did you approach If someone reporting to you was not performing, what did you do If one of your peers was not performing what did you do if you dont agree with methodology how do you go about it etc..
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BI Manager

Interviewed at Amazon

3.5★
Dec 9, 2021

Mostly if not all conflict based. When you disagreed with a business user, why and how did you approach If someone reporting to you was not performing, what did you do If one of your peers was not performing what did you do if you dont agree with methodology how do you go about it etc..

1. Write a FIzzBuzz function in python 2. A Bat and a Ball cost 1.10$, the bat costs 1$ more than the ball. How much does the ball cost? 3. Explain a scenario where you put your customer first. 4. Describe the types of join to a non-technical person
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BI Engineer

Interviewed at Amazon

3.5★
Mar 31, 2022

1. Write a FIzzBuzz function in python 2. A Bat and a Ball cost 1.10$, the bat costs 1$ more than the ball. How much does the ball cost? 3. Explain a scenario where you put your customer first. 4. Describe the types of join to a non-technical person

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