Senior Backend Developer Interview Questions

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The live coding exercise involved a deep clone of a simple object: its properties were filled with primitives and object values. Some questions were: how would you distribute traffic in a load balancer? how many records have the biggest DB you've worked with?
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Senior Backend Developer (JavaScript)

Interviewed at Fingerprint

4.6
Sep 3, 2022

The live coding exercise involved a deep clone of a simple object: its properties were filled with primitives and object values. Some questions were: how would you distribute traffic in a load balancer? how many records have the biggest DB you've worked with?

How would you design a scalable RESTful API using Node.js? What to Look For: The candidate's understanding of REST principles, knowledge of Express.js or other frameworks, experience with middleware, handling of different HTTP methods, and ability to ensure security and performance. Follow-Up Questions: How would you handle authentication and authorization? What strategies would you use to ensure the API can scale effectively as traffic increases?
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Sr Backend Developer

Interviewed at Crebos Online Solutions

4.7
Jun 19, 2024

How would you design a scalable RESTful API using Node.js? What to Look For: The candidate's understanding of REST principles, knowledge of Express.js or other frameworks, experience with middleware, handling of different HTTP methods, and ability to ensure security and performance. Follow-Up Questions: How would you handle authentication and authorization? What strategies would you use to ensure the API can scale effectively as traffic increases?

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