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Top 50 deadlocks Interview Questions

The most frequently asked deadlocks questions across all roles and companies, ranked by real interview frequency. Updated daily.

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SQL & Data Manipulation10 questions · ~99 min
Transactions in Data SystemsMedium
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Summarize transaction duration and failed requests to support reasoning about concurrent database operations.

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Database Consistency Under ConcurrencyMedium
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Audit account balances against posted ledger entries using aggregation and NULL-safe balance calculations.

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Deadlock and 3NF BasicsMedium
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Summarize active project staffing with joins, aggregation, NULL handling, and budget classification.

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Debugging PostgreSQL Throughput DropsHard
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Use PostgreSQL diagnostic snapshots to identify lock blockers and quantify query throughput degradation.

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SQL Concurrency and LocksHard
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Identify waiting PostgreSQL lock requests and the granted requests that block them.

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Optimizing Slow SQL QueriesHard
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Identify rolled-back or lock-waiting transactions and summarize their concurrency impact using aggregation and a left join.

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Handling Deadlocks in Concurrent TransactionsMedium
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Explain how to detect, prevent, and recover from deadlocks in concurrent PostgreSQL transaction workloads.

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