BackendFrontendFull-StackAround since 2015
GraphQL
A query language for APIs that lets the client ask for exactly the data it needs in a single request, instead of hitting multiple fixed REST endpoints.
Think of it like
Like a custom order form where the customer checks exactly the items they want, instead of being handed a fixed combo meal with extras they didn't ask for.
Junior or senior?
Junior sounds like
Says GraphQL is 'more flexible than REST' with no further detail.
Senior sounds like
Can describe the specific REST problem that led their team to adopt it, and whether it fully solved it.
Ask them
“What problem with REST led your team to adopt GraphQL, and did it fully solve it?”