Backend Developer Interview Questions (API, DB & Architecture)

Backend Developer Interview Questions Guide

What Backend Interviews Test in 2025 Backend interviews test system design over syntax memorization. Companies probe how you build APIs that don’t break during updates, optimize databases beyond adding indexes, and architect systems that handle real traffic. This article covers backend application fundamentals: API design (REST vs GraphQL trade-offs, versioning strategies), database performance (N+1 queries, … Read more