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Photon Backend Engineer Interview Questions

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Ensure Data ConsistencyHard

Tests your understanding of consistency models, distributed transactions, and practical trade-offs.

distributed systemsdata consistencyarchitecture
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Microservices vs Monolith Trade-offs
Medium

Evaluates architectural decision-making and understanding of operational trade-offs.

Trade-offsmicroservices
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Difference Between Interface and Abstract Class in JavaMedium

Explain the differences between interfaces and abstract classes in Java and when to use each.

Hash TablesArraysStrings
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Pitfalls of Memory Management
Medium

Assesses awareness of production memory risks and mitigation approaches.

memory managementjava
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Optimizing Queries for Large Datasets
Hard

Evaluates query optimization strategies for performance at large data volumes.

database optimizationlarge datasets
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Process for Optimizing Slow SQL
Medium

Tests systematic troubleshooting and optimization of database query performance.

performancequery optimizationsql
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Refactoring Legacy for Performance
Medium

Assesses execution skills, impact measurement, and performance-focused refactoring.

refactoringperformancelegacy systems
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Zero-Downtime Legacy DB Migration
Hard

Tests planning and execution for safe migrations with minimal or no service disruption.

legacy systems
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