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A SQL query is slow. How do you diagnose and optimize it?

Query tuning is a core data-engineering skill, and what interviewers watch for is reading the execution plan before you change anything, then applying the right fix. Here is the diagnostic method that tells guessers apart from engineers.

Updated Sep 2026 · Grounded in real GenAI, LLM, and AI/ML engineering interview loops and written to a senior-engineer editorial bar.

Query tuning is a core data-engineering skill, and what interviewers watch for is reading the execution plan before you change anything, then applying the right fix. Here is the diagnostic method that tells guessers apart from engineers.

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