Database Design Interview Questions and Answers for Data Engineers | DBMS Interview Questions

Опубликовано: 01 Март 2026
на канале: Jay Feng
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How does a data engineer handle the critical transition from a document storage to a relational database? 🤔 This specific interview question is usually asked at companies like Shopify and TikTok, and is considered as intermediate-level. Join Chinmaya and Ganga, as they tackle this real-life scenario for data engineers and how to approach it.

We explore the best practices in answering this interview question and learn what is database design, what is data modelling, what is a relational database, and what does a data engineer do in this scenario. 🙌

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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 The Situation: Document to Relational Database
03:00 Why Use a Relational Database?
08:00 Clarifying Questions
10:35 Tackling the Problem
30:58 Review
37:56 Interview Query User Testimonials
40:24 Conclusion