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In SQL, how do you explain the differences between clustered and non-clustered indexes? Can you name a time that you used each?

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Ryan Brunner

Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.

eBay uses indexes to improve query performances within their software and for this question, your interviewer is looking to hear that you have a basic understanding of both clustered and non-clustered indexes. Explain the differences between the two types of indexes and be sure you can either speak to relevant times that you've used each or when would be the appropriate application to use each.

Ryan Brunner

Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.

"In the simplest of terms, a clustered index order records in a table the way that they are physically stored. There can only be one clustered index per table. Non-clustered indexes do not store data to match the physical order that it is stored. Rather, it can hold up to 249 indexes per table. Both types come with their own benefits over the other. In my experience, clustered indexes are suited best for programs that use primary key as an identity integer column. On the other hand, non-clustered make the most sense for programs that need JOIN and WHERE clauses within them."

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27eBay Interview Questions & Answers

1.In SQL, how do you explain the differences between clustered and non-clustered indexes? Can you name a time that you used each?

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

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

4.What SDLC models are you familiar in working with?

5.What do you consider to be a good litmus test for when you would automate a test process for a new system versus testing manually?

6.What unique values can you bring to eBay in your user experience design skills?

7.What experience do you have in the different types of software maintenance?

8.If hired here at eBay to develop iOS and Android software, when would you use a fragment rather than an activity?

9.Our cloud computing at eBay requires our experts to take proper security measures in their work. What security measures are you familiar with utilizing in a cloud platform?

10.If you can, please provide your thoughts on the function of managed object context in developing iOS apps and software.

11.If hired for this position here at eBay, would you be comfortable handling overall project manager responsibilities for new software development?

12.What is one thing that really tests your patience when dealing with your coworkers?

13.What do you see as the top benefits of moving to a cloud based computing platform?

14.What programming languages would you consider yourself fluent in?

15.What data cleaning methods are you familiar with and comfortable using if hired for this role at eBay?

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

17.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?

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

19.If hired here at eBay and tasked with helping design a UI for a new mobile app, what important factors would you consider in that design?

20.Tell me about your problem-solving skills. Do you enjoy analyzing and solving complex problems?

21.What software analysis and design tools do you have familiarity working with?

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

23.eBay embraces an Agile environment. Explain your experience in Agile methodologies and why you think it is important.

24.What skills do you use to cope with the day to day stress and pressure on the job?

25.In your experience in software testing, would you consider yourself proficient in both testing and debugging processes?

26.In designing Android software, what is your experience using parcelable versus serializable within an app?

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