Amazon System Design Interview Questions

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Asked at Amazon, Twitter • 2 years ago
Design a Tic Tac Toe game that allows remote play.
Software Engineer
System Design
1 answer
"will design remote two-player Tic Tac Toe: players see the same authoritative 3×3 board, take turns as X and O, and get instant updates when the other moves. I will assume mobile and web clients, spotty networks, and that cheating must be prevented by never trusting the client board state. Clarifications. Are users logged in or guest with a link? Is matchmaking random or invite-only? What happens on disconnect—forfeit, pause, or async completion? D"
Jiale L. - "will design remote two-player Tic Tac Toe: players see the same authoritative 3×3 board, take turns as X and O, and get instant updates when the other moves. I will assume mobile and web clients, spotty networks, and that cheating must be prevented by never trusting the client board state. Clarifications. Are users logged in or guest with a link? Is matchmaking random or invite-only? What happens on disconnect—forfeit, pause, or async completion? D"See full answer
Software Engineer
System Design
Asked at Amazon • 5 years ago
For Amazon Video Service, would you recommend keeping or removing the offering?
Product Manager
System Design
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1 answer
"Firstly need to check is this service really beneficial or not. And video service provide more realistic perspective about the product so keep it"
Priyanka C. - "Firstly need to check is this service really beneficial or not. And video service provide more realistic perspective about the product so keep it"See full answer
Product Manager
System Design
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Asked at Amazon • 4 years ago
Design the front page of a newspaper app.
Software Engineer
System Design
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1 answer
"Front Page Layout Design for Newspaper App Header Section Logo: Displays at the top left. App Name: Displays alongside, so very prominent. Search Bar: Centered with search to find articles within the application. Navigation Menu: The links to the respective sections, World, Politics, Sports, Entertainment, and Opinion, etc Main Content Area Top Stories Carousel: It is a rotating banner that displays the top 3-5 news stories with images along with their headlines. Each story should be cl"
Midde V. - "Front Page Layout Design for Newspaper App Header Section Logo: Displays at the top left. App Name: Displays alongside, so very prominent. Search Bar: Centered with search to find articles within the application. Navigation Menu: The links to the respective sections, World, Politics, Sports, Entertainment, and Opinion, etc Main Content Area Top Stories Carousel: It is a rotating banner that displays the top 3-5 news stories with images along with their headlines. Each story should be cl"See full answer
Software Engineer
System Design
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