Question bank

Why do you want to work as a software engineer here? What draws you to this team?

Tell me about a time you disagreed with a teammate about a technical decision. How did you handle it?

Describe a bug that took you the longest to debug. What was the root cause and how did you find it?

Explain the difference between SQL and NoSQL databases. When would you pick one over the other?

Tell me about a time you had to ship on a tight deadline. What did you cut, and what did you keep?

Walk me through a system you designed from scratch. What were the key trade-offs?

How would you design a URL shortener that handles 10,000 requests per second?