Freshers (0–2 years)

Load Balancing Interview Questions for Freshers

Preparing for your first Load Balancing interviews? This set is curated for freshers and early-career developers (0–2 years): the 27 questions that come up most for entry-level roles, each with a clear answer, example code and follow-ups.

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27 Load Balancing questions

  1. 1What is DNS Round Robin and its limitations?Intermediate
  2. 2Explain the role of an Ingress Controller in Kubernetes.Intermediate
  3. 3What is 'Draining' a server?Intermediate
  4. 4Explain the 'Source IP Hash' algorithm.Intermediate
  5. 5How do Load Balancers handle Session Persistence without Sticky Sessions?Intermediate
  6. 6What is the 'X-Forwarded-For' header?Intermediate
  7. 7Explain 'Weighted Round Robin' vs 'Weighted Least Connections'.Intermediate
  8. 8What is Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB)?Intermediate
  9. 9How does SSL Termination (SSL Offloading) work?Intermediate
  10. 10Explain the difference between Proxy and Transparent Load Balancing.Intermediate
  11. 11Explain 'Least Connections' algorithm.Beginner
  12. 12What is Redundancy in Load Balancing?Beginner
  13. 13What is a VIP (Virtual IP)?Beginner
  14. 14Explain the concept of 'Server Affinity' or 'Sticky Sessions'.Beginner
  15. 15What is a Health Check in Load Balancing?Beginner
  16. 16What is Layer 7 (L7) Load Balancing?Beginner
  17. 17What is Layer 4 (L4) Load Balancing?Beginner
  18. 18What is the difference between Hardware and Software Load Balancers?Beginner
  19. 19Explain Round Robin Load Balancing.Beginner
  20. 20What is a Load Balancer?Beginner
  21. 21Load Balancing Interview Question 2 (Free)Intermediate
  22. 22Load Balancing Interview Question 5 (Free)Intermediate
  23. 23Load Balancing Interview Question 4 (Free)Beginner
  24. 24Load Balancing Interview Question 1 (Free)Beginner
  25. 25Load Balancing Advanced Interview Question 7Beginner
  26. 26Load Balancing Advanced Interview Question 8Intermediate
  27. 27Load Balancing Advanced Interview Question 10Beginner

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Frequently asked questions

Which Load Balancing questions do freshers (0–2 years) get asked?

This page collects 27 Load Balancing interview questions aligned with freshers (0–2 years), ranging across the difficulty levels that match that experience band.

How do I prepare for a Load Balancing interview with my experience level?

Work through these questions in order, make sure you can explain each answer out loud, and pay attention to the real-world examples and follow-ups — interviewers at this level care as much about reasoning as the final answer.

Do the answers include code and examples?

Yes — answers include explanations, code examples where relevant, common mistakes to avoid and follow-up questions so you are ready for the full interview conversation.