Netflix
Streaming platform with a data-driven culture and freedom & responsibility ethos.
3 Rounds
~14 Days
Hard
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Data Engineer
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Coding
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hard
Write a SQL query to identify 'binge-watchers' on Netflix. Define a binge-watcher as a user who has watched 3 or more episodes of the same series within a rolling 24-hour window.
#Window Functions
#Self Joins
#Time-series Data
Data Engineer
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Coding
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medium
Write a SQL query to find the top 3 most-watched shows per country in the last 30 days. If there is a tie in watch hours, rank them alphabetically by show name.
#Window Functions
#Ranking
#Aggregations
Data Scientist
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Coding
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medium
Given a table 'viewing_history' with columns (user_id, show_id, watch_duration_seconds, total_show_duration_seconds, date), write a SQL query to find the top 3 shows with the highest completion rate within their first 7 days of release, partitioned by country.
#Window Functions
#Data Aggregation
#Performance Optimization
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