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Updated weekly · Last refresh Sep 22Activision Blizzard Backend Engineer Interview Questions
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System DesignStart here. 4 questions · ~33 min
Major Launch Traffic SpikesHard
Evaluates your system design for burst traffic, resilience, and predictable performance.
Activision BlizzardSQL vs NoSQL for ProfilesMedium
Assesses your ability to choose data stores based on consistency, performance, and access patterns.
Activision BlizzardGlobal Database ShardingMedium
Evaluates your approach to partitioning data and routing requests for global scale.
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Activision BlizzardHigh Availability and Fault ToleranceMedium
Assesses your strategies for redundancy, failover, and graceful degradation.
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Synchronous vs Asynchronous MicroservicesMedium
Tests understanding of microservices communication models and their tradeoffs.
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Activision BlizzardSoftware Engineering Behavioral StoryMedium
Evaluates how you approach software engineering work and your day-to-day behaviors on a project.
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