How to Answer: Some in the Big Data industry consider Data Engineering to be a non-analytic career path. Do you agree or disagree with that statement and why?
Advice and answer examples written specifically for a Data Engineer job interview.
6. Some in the Big Data industry consider Data Engineering to be a non-analytic career path. Do you agree or disagree with that statement and why?
How to Answer
There can be a couple of different ways to interpret this statement. Yes, relative to other Big Data career paths, Data Engineers may not use their analytical skills as frequently as a Data Analyst. Therefore, relative to other career paths, Data Engineering may be considered non-analytic. However, this does not mean that Data Engineers do not use analytical skills at all. Hiring managers would like to know how you view a Data Engineer's role versus that of others in the company working with data. Express your understanding of a Data Engineer's role and how analytics is part of the required skill set. Cite at least one example of how you may have used analytics in your past roles as a Data Engineer.
Written by Helen Lee on June 15th, 2018
Answer Example
"I would have to disagree with this statement as I have used analytical skills frequently as a Data Engineer. Whether conducting analyses to ensure data quality and integrity or evaluating new service providers or hardware, my analytical skills have been crucial to my performance on the job. In addition, my analytical skills have help me when working with Data Scientists and Analysts on various projects. They help me better understand the data they need for their projects."
Written by Helen Lee on June 15th, 2018