AI EngineeringArchitect
RAG and Vector Search Interview Questions
Architect-level interview questions on RAG: chunking, embedding choice, hybrid search, reranking, groundedness, stale data, permissions and cost control.
System Design
22 articles about System Design: in-depth .NET and AI guides, senior interview questions and AI news on DotNet AI Hub.
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ArchitectureArchitect
Architecture Decision-Making and ADR Interview Questions
Architect interview questions on quality attributes, trade-off analysis, ADRs, fitness functions and communicating architecture decisions to stakeholders.
ArchitectureArchitect
CQRS and Event Sourcing Interview Questions
Architect-level CQRS and event sourcing interview questions on projections, event versioning, snapshots, GDPR crypto-shredding and operations.
ArchitectureArchitect
Domain-Driven Design Interview Questions
Architect-level Domain-Driven Design interview questions on bounded contexts, aggregate sizing, domain events, anti-corruption layers and EF Core.
ArchitectureArchitect
Modular Monolith vs Microservices Interview Questions
Architect-level questions on modular monoliths vs microservices: decision criteria, Conway's Law, the distributed monolith smell and migration paths.
ASP.NET CoreArchitect
ASP.NET Core Performance and Scalability Interview Questions
10 architect-level ASP.NET Core interview questions on statelessness, caching, rate limiting, socket exhaustion, thread-pool starvation and capacity planning.
Cloud & DevOpsArchitect
Azure Architecture Interview Questions for .NET Architects
In-depth Azure architecture interview questions for .NET architects: compute choices, Well-Architected pillars, landing zones, networking, identity and HA/DR.
Cloud & DevOpsLead
CI/CD and Deployment Strategy Interview Questions for .NET Teams
CI/CD and deployment strategy interview questions for senior .NET engineers: pipeline design, trunk-based dev, blue-green, canary, flags and DORA metrics.
Cloud & DevOpsArchitect
Scalability and Cloud Cost Optimization Interview Questions for .NET Architects
Ten architect-level interview questions on autoscaling signals, capacity planning, caching, FinOps, reservations and right-sizing .NET workloads.
Data & EF CoreArchitect
SQL Query Optimization Interview Questions for .NET Architects
Architect-level SQL Server interview questions on indexing, execution plans, parameter sniffing, statistics, Query Store, partitioning and sharding.
Distributed SystemsArchitect
CAP, Consistency Models and Idempotency Interview Questions
Architect-level interview questions on CAP, PACELC, eventual consistency, read-your-writes, idempotency keys, clock ordering and conflict resolution in .NET.
Distributed SystemsArchitect
Microservices Design Interview Questions for .NET Architects
Architect-level .NET interview questions on service boundaries, data ownership, API contracts, shared libraries, service templates and independent deployability.
LeadershipArchitect
Behavioral Interview Questions for .NET Architects with STAR Answers
Behavioral interview questions for .NET architects with sample STAR answers on stakeholder conflict, failed projects, influence and mentoring.
LeadershipLead
Estimation, Planning and Stakeholder Management Interview Questions
Senior .NET interview questions on estimation under uncertainty, roadmap negotiation, saying no, communicating risk and managing scope with product.
SecurityArchitect
Identity Architecture and Zero Trust Interview Questions
Ten architect-level interview questions on Microsoft Entra ID, managed identities, workload identity federation, conditional access and Zero Trust design.
System DesignArchitect
System Design Interview: Enterprise AI Assistant (RAG Platform)
Architect-level system design questions on an enterprise RAG platform in .NET: ingestion, retrieval, security trimming, caching and cost control.
System DesignArchitect
System Design Interview: Real-Time Chat with SignalR
Architect-level interview questions on designing real-time chat in ASP.NET Core SignalR: connection scale, presence, delivery receipts and offline push.
System DesignArchitect
System Design Interview: E-Commerce Order Management in .NET
Senior .NET system design interview questions on e-commerce systems covering cart, inventory reservation, order sagas, catalog search and flash sales.
System DesignArchitect
System Design Interview: Notification Service in .NET
Senior .NET system design interview questions on notification systems covering multi-channel delivery, queueing, templating, rate limits and failover.
System DesignArchitect
System Design Interview: Payment Processing System in .NET
Senior .NET system design interview questions on payment systems: idempotency, double-entry ledgers, PSP integration, webhooks, sagas and PCI DSS scope.
System DesignArchitect
System Design Interview: Distributed Rate Limiter in .NET
Architect-level system design questions on distributed rate limiters in .NET: algorithms, Redis and Lua, ASP.NET Core limits and failure modes.
System DesignArchitect
System Design Interview: URL Shortener in .NET
Senior .NET system design interview questions on building a URL shortener: ID generation, storage, caching, redirects, analytics and abuse controls.