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Splunk Mock Interview

To help you prepare for a Splunk job interview, here are 28 interview questions and answer examples.

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What do you feel are the primary features and benefits of the Java programming language?

As a company that utilizes Java, Splunk and your interviewer want to make sure that you have an understanding of the Java programming language and they do so by asking this question. Obviously a language packed with unique features, talk about the features that you can speak the most knowledgeably about and tie your direct experience to.

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28 Splunk Interview Questions & Answers

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  • 1. What do you feel are the primary features and benefits of the Java programming language?

  • 2. What programming languages would you consider yourself fluent in?

  • 3. If hired here at Splunk, what do you feel would be the biggest hurdle for you to overcome from the start?

  • 4. What do you know about our products and how do you think you'll be able to handle a support role surrounding them?

  • 5. The next cloud engineer that we hire here at Splunk needs to be able build a system that can handle a high amount of traffic. How would you test our system's ability to handle large amounts of traffic?

  • 6. What is one unique personality trait you possess that would help you be successful in this role with Splunk?

  • 7. What data cleaning methods are you familiar with and comfortable using if hired for this role at Splunk?

  • 8. In your mind, when is monkey testing the most effective in testing new software?

  • 9. In your current work, what are the important steps you take in the data validation process?

  • 10. In a technical support role here at Splunk, we expect that you would be able to bring great customer service skills to the role. Describe your customer service philosophy in the support that you would provide.

  • 11. If you were asked to review a colleague's code that they had written, what key things would you look for?

  • 12. At Splunk we take pride in our ability to stay one step ahead of our competitors. How will you contribute to this trend?

  • 13. Tell me about the most interesting project you have worked on this year and the biggest thing you learned from it.

  • 14. We are looking for innovators to join us here at Splunk. Where have you brought innovation in automation to a process in your career?

  • 15. How do you feel cloud computing has positively impacted the software industry?

  • 16. What SDLC models are you familiar in working with?

  • 17. What unique values can you bring to Splunk in your user experience design skills?

  • 18. Do you have experience working with different CASE tools? If so, what do you have experience with?

  • 19. Talk about a successful training program that you had the opportunity to design and implement. What do you feel were the keys to success for the program?

  • 20. If hired for this position at Splunk, what leadership skills would you bring to our team?

  • 21. Talk about your previous user interface design experience in detail. Why do you feel that this experience will translate well to this role with Splunk?

  • 22. Splunk embraces an Agile environment. Explain your experience in Agile methodologies and why you think it is important.

  • 23. What do you feel is one of the top issues that is faced by data engineers today?

  • 24. Give an example of a time that you used a universal design practice in your work as a UI or UX designer. Why was it important to do this?

  • 25. How would you handle a situation where a colleague was being very difficult to work with?

  • 26. As a machine learning engineer, how do you avoid the curse of dimensionality in your designs?

  • 27. Do you consider yourself stronger in C++, C#, Java, or Python?

  • 28. Here at Splunk, we ask our test engineers to follow specific QA protocols. What role do you feel QA plays in software development and testing?