RAG Cost Optimization: Interview Answer Framework
A structured framework for answering RAG cost optimization interview questions: embedding caching, query dedup, tiered retrieval, and token budget management.
A structured framework for answering RAG cost optimization interview questions: embedding caching, query dedup, tiered retrieval, and token budget management.
A structured framework for RAG document freshness interview questions: temporal filtering, document expiry, incremental indexing, and staleness detection, with a comparison table and worked answers.
A structured framework for answering RAG hallucination detection interview questions: NLI-based detection, citation verification, confidence scoring, and faithfulness metrics.
A structured framework for answering RAG latency optimization interview questions: async retrieval, speculative decoding, parallel chunk processing, and streaming responses.
A structured framework for answering RAG multi-hop retrieval interview questions: iterative retrieval, chain-of-retrieval, recursive summarization, and multi-document reasoning, with a comparison table and worked examples.
A structured framework for answering RAG observability interview questions: tracing retrieval pipelines, LangSmith/Phoenix instrumentation, evaluation dashboards, and drift detection.