JPMorgan Interview Questions 2026

Published July 22, 2026 · Updated July 22, 2026

2 real interview questions asked at JPMorgan. Covers Data Engineering / PySpark, AWS / Auto Scaling. Reported by engineers who went through the JPMorgan process.

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Data Engineering / PySpark (1)

JPMorgan Medium Technical round 3–6 YearsPython

What is the difference between narrow and wide transformations in Spark? Why does it matter for performance?

↑ 84 upvotes · 66 engineers asked this · Data Engineer

AWS / Auto Scaling (1)

JPMorgan Hard Scenario round 5–8 YearsAWS

Your application on EC2 experiences a spike to 10x normal traffic every Friday at 6 PM. How do you architect for this predictable load?

↑ 106 upvotes · 83 engineers asked this · Cloud Architect

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What is the difference between narrow and wide transformations in Spark? Why does it matter for performance?
What is the difference between narrow and wide transformations in Spark? Why does it matter for performance?
Your application on EC2 experiences a spike to 10x normal traffic every Friday at 6 PM. How do you architect for this predictable load?
Your application on EC2 experiences a spike to 10x normal traffic every Friday at 6 PM. How do you architect for this predictable load?