An aptitude test evaluates logic and reasoning. The technical round assesses coding and practical problem-solving skills. Finally, the HR interview determines your cultural fit and communication. overall the interview process is standard.
I applied in-person. I interviewed at Blackstraw (Pallāvaram) in Apr 2026
Interview
I attended a walk‑in interview at BlackStraw. The process had three rounds:
Round 1 – HR Intro
Self‑introduction.
Questions from my resume.
Reason for leaving previous company.
Do you have any other offers?
Round 2 – Technical Round
Self‑introduction.
What is SCD (Slowly Changing Dimension) and its types?
Which type of join would you use if one table is large and the other is small?
How will you increase the performance of a query in SQL or PySpark?
Difference between repartition and coalesce in PySpark.
What is incremental data loading?
How do you implement incremental data loading?
What are the types of transformers?
Difference between view and materialized view
Round 3 – Managerial HR Round
Self‑introduction.
General discussion about background, expectations, and cultural fit.
Do you have any other offers?
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Round 1 – HR Intro
Self‑introduction.
Questions from my resume.
Reason for leaving previous company.
Do you have any other offers?
Round 2 – Technical Round
Self‑introduction.
What is SCD (Slowly Changing Dimension) and its types?
Which type of join would you use if one table is large and the other is small?
How will you increase the performance of a query in SQL or PySpark?
Difference between repartition and coalesce in PySpark.
What is incremental data loading?
How do you implement incremental data loading?
What are the types of transformers?
Difference between view and materialized view
Round 3 – Managerial HR Round
Self‑introduction.
General discussion about background, expectations, and cultural fit.
Do you have any other offers?
I applied through university. I interviewed at Blackstraw (Chennai) in Apr 2026
Interview
1st round was an online assessment with aptitude and MCQ related to oops ,c, java.Followed by 2 technical interview and hr interview. They asked questions mostly from the resume and about the projects.