This technical test aims to assess a candidate's ability to develop and maintain backend systems for data ingestion, processing, and presentation.
Scenario:
You need to ingest news feed data from files stored on a file system. These files are published regularly and follow a specific format (see newsfeed_en_2024_08_13.txt). The goal is to display this news data on a simple web page with basic filtering capabilities.
The interview will be divided into two phases:
Phase 1: Discussion (25min)
- The candidate will be presented with the problem statement and sample data.
- An open-ended discussion will follow
Phase 2: Code Review and Improvement (15min)
- The candidate will be provided with a code snippet (in
ingestion.py) that performs basic file reading and data extraction.