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Azure-native data engineering: SQL window functions, DS/algo, Spark OOM tuning, and Fabric/ADF/Synapse design.
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Azure-native: Data Factory, Synapse, Microsoft Fabric, ADLS, Event Hubs, Cosmos DB
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"From SQL nightmares to system design dreams" — SQL-heavy early rounds, then Azure-native system design (ADF/Synapse/Fabric).
DS + SQL (window functions) + projects + coding — the DS/algo + SQL bar applies even on the data-SE track.
Answered questions on what Microsoft actually asks — each with the short answer, the answer that gets you rejected, and the follow-up.
Then build one and have it reviewed: design a daily orders pipeline or model a marketplace. No account.