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Our goal is to create an environment where you can showcase your strengths. We hope this guide and our Interview Homepage will eliminate any surprises and help you present your best self during your interviews. If you have any questions, please reach out to your Recruiter!
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An interview with a member of our Talent team to get to know you. We want to learn about the highlights of your experience and what you're looking for in your next role, and to tell you about what we're working on at Notion now and in the future.
You will work with one of our engineers in a live SQL interview, where you will be asked to answer a series of analytical questions by querying sample data. A link to a developer environment will be shared with you at the beginning of the interview, and you will write and run your SQL statements in there. Feel free to look up syntax during your interview (we’re most interested in your problem-solving ability, not your memory).
Data Pipeline Design
This section evaluates if you are familiar with end to end pipeline design, including high level architectural concepts, and principles of data model design. We will collaborate within a text document that will be shared with you, but if you find it useful to draw architecture diagrams we also invite you to use you can use Google Drawings, Whimsical, or other text / drawing tools. Please do whatever you're most comfortable with (we're evaluating your software design knowledge here, not your familiarity with virtual whiteboarding tools).
Coding Interview
For this interview, we will test your coding (Python) skills and familiarity with basic concepts like object-oriented programming and data structures, through a practical exercise that resembles something you might encounter on the job as a Data Engineer. Similar to the other technical interviews, a link to a developer environment will be shared with you at the beginning of the interview.