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Tell me about a time you had to optimize slow database queries in a high-traffic production environment.

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1 answer published. Last candidate submission on Jul 3 2026, 3:09am PDT. Interview question asked to Software Engineers interviewing at Productboard, Steem, Course Hero and other companies. Original question asked: Tell me about a time you had to optimize slow database queries in a high-traffic production environment.. Question last reported by a candidate interviewing at Paytm for a Software Engineer interview on Sep 1 2026, 5:37pm PDT.