Amgen

Role: Data Engineer

College: Not Specified

Interview Date: March 2025

Interview Type: Full-Time

Result: Not Specified

Difficulty: Medium

Rounds: Online Assessment + Technical Interview + Behavioral Interview

Topics Asked: Python (output questions, iterators, partial functions), Databricks, AWS, ETL Design, Behavioral questions

Experience:

The interview process for a Data Engineer role at Amgen included an online assessment and subsequent interviews.

• Online Assessment (HackerRank)
  The assessment consisted of 12 questions in 45 minutes. There were 11 MCQs and 1 programming question. The MCQs covered Python output questions, Databricks, and AWS. The coding question was described as easy but not straightforward, requiring knowledge of creating iterators in classes and partial functions.
• Technical Interview
  One user mentioned being asked about the design of an ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) pipeline before moving to behavioral questions.
• Behavioral Interview
  Focused on general behavioral aspects.

The candidate who shared the online assessment details found the coding question challenging due to specific Python concepts required.