Data/ML/AIBackendHigh signalAround since 2015
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A stream-processing engine for computing over data as it arrives, continuously, rather than in scheduled batches.
Think of it like
Like a conveyor-belt inspector checking each item as it passes, instead of opening every box at the end of the day.
Junior or senior?
Genuinely specialised, and a strong signal when real.
Senior sounds like
Talks about event time versus processing time, watermarks, or exactly-once semantics — the hard parts of streaming.
Ask them
“How did you handle events that arrived late or out of order?”