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Different ways to implement and manage threads in Java? Pros and cons of each approach. Why a thread pool size shouldn't be too large or too small? Different way of distributing/batching work across threads. Scaling with queues and databases. How would you implement a distributed rate limiter? (Hint: learn the rate-limiting algorithms). Pros and cons for every question asked.
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Senior Backend Engineer

Interviewed at Monzo Bank

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Feb 12, 2026

Different ways to implement and manage threads in Java? Pros and cons of each approach. Why a thread pool size shouldn't be too large or too small? Different way of distributing/batching work across threads. Scaling with queues and databases. How would you implement a distributed rate limiter? (Hint: learn the rate-limiting algorithms). Pros and cons for every question asked.

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