47 Junior Python Developer Interview Questions Beyond Python Programming
A junior Python developer needs to understand essential knowledge areas beyond just writing Python code. Including APIs, web development, databases, networking, security, software design principles, and best practices in modern software development.
0:00:00 Interview Questions on Python Software and Web Development Fundamentals
0:00:20 What is an API, and how does it work?
0:01:01 What is JSON, and how is it used with APIs?
0:01:31 What is version control, and why is it important in software development?
0:02:04 What is Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Deployment (CD)?
0:02:37 What is Test-Driven Development (TDD)?
0:03:09 What is the difference between REST and SOAP APIs?
0:03:51 What is the difference between TCP and UDP protocols?
0:04:31 How do you handle merge conflicts in Git?
0:05:01 How do you make an HTTP request in Python?
0:05:32 What is caching, and how can it improve application performance?
0:06:10 What is SSL/TLS, and why is it important for web security?
0:06:46 What is an ORM, and why would you use it?
0:07:23 How do you create and manage containers using Docker?
0:07:57 What is microservices architecture, and how does it differ from monolithic architecture?
0:08:42 What is a relational database, and how does it differ from a NoSQL database?
0:09:22 How do you secure an API or a web application against common vulnerabilities?
0:10:01 What is cloud computing, and how does it benefit software development?
0:10:37 What is Docker, and why is it used in development and deployment?
0:11:09 What is the software development lifecycle (SDLC)?
0:11:38 What are transactions in a database, and why are they important?
0:12:12 What is OAuth, and how does it relate to APIs?
0:12:42 What are the common HTTP methods (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE), and when would you use each?
0:13:16 What is the purpose of a firewall, and how does it work in a network?
0:13:46 How would you handle errors when working with external APIs in your code?
0:14:22 What is DNS, and how does it work?
0:14:53 What is load balancing, and why is it important?
0:15:18 Explain the CAP theorem in distributed systems.
0:15:51 What is the role of HTTPS, and how does it differ from HTTP?
0:16:26 What are indexes in a database, and why are they important?
0:16:56 How do you connect a Python application to a database?
0:17:26 What is code review, and why is it important?
0:17:53 How do you write and run tests in Python?
0:18:22 What is the purpose of branching in Git, and how do you create a new branch?
0:18:52 What are the differences between Agile and Waterfall methodologies?
0:19:37 What is the difference between git pull and git fetch?
0:20:10 What is object caching, and how does it differ from data caching?
0:20:47 How do you implement logging in a Python application?
0:21:29 What is cross-origin resource sharing (CORS), and why is it important?
0:22:08 What is dependency injection, and how does it help in software development?
0:22:40 What are microservices, and what are the challenges associated with them?
0:23:17 How do you handle user authentication and authorization in a web application?
0:24:01 What is event-driven architecture, and where would you use it?
0:24:40 What is a CDN (Content Delivery Network), and how does it improve web performance?
0:25:11 How do you ensure that a web application is scalable?
0:25:46 What are ACID properties in databases, and why are they important?
0:26:27 What is a message queue, and why would you use one?
0:27:01 How do you implement rate limiting in an API?
