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System Design Interview Questions

Review this list of 427 System Design interview questions and answers verified by hiring managers and candidates.
  • Meta logoAsked at Meta 
    4 answers
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    " import lombok.*; import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j; import org.springframework.boot.CommandLineRunner; import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication; import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication; import org.springframework.stereotype.Component; import org.springframework.stereotype.Repository; import org.springframework.stereotype.Service; import java.util.*; import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap; import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentMap; import java."

    Yash G. - " import lombok.*; import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j; import org.springframework.boot.CommandLineRunner; import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication; import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication; import org.springframework.stereotype.Component; import org.springframework.stereotype.Repository; import org.springframework.stereotype.Service; import java.util.*; import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap; import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentMap; import java."See full answer

    Engineering Manager
    System Design
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  • Perplexity AI logoAsked at Perplexity AI 
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    Machine Learning Engineer
    System Design
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  • Goldman Sachs logoAsked at Goldman Sachs 
    1 answer

    "Microservices for resolving diffs, storage S3 for keeping files"

    Anonymous Jellyfish - "Microservices for resolving diffs, storage S3 for keeping files"See full answer

    Software Engineer
    System Design
  • Google logoAsked at Google 
    1 answer

    "What is a "cache controller"? With no more details it's difficult to tell what this question is about."

    Claudia S. - "What is a "cache controller"? With no more details it's difficult to tell what this question is about."See full answer

    System Design
  • Google logoAsked at Google 
    1 answer

    " can we use blomfilters to check existing usernames? and if both are creating at a time, like both are choosing some abcd , here system checks whether user with that name exists or not. so while checking , it will add an entry on redis (example) with this name as key and obtain lock using some distributed lock. , it will lock on that name. (like seat booking in bookmyshow) with some TTL value. so this check will happen once user enters his interest username and also while submit .. 2 times che"

    Gk K. - " can we use blomfilters to check existing usernames? and if both are creating at a time, like both are choosing some abcd , here system checks whether user with that name exists or not. so while checking , it will add an entry on redis (example) with this name as key and obtain lock using some distributed lock. , it will lock on that name. (like seat booking in bookmyshow) with some TTL value. so this check will happen once user enters his interest username and also while submit .. 2 times che"See full answer

    Engineering Manager
    System Design
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  • LinkedIn logoAsked at LinkedIn 
    2 answers
    Video answer for 'What happens behind the scenes when you visit a Bitly URL in your web browser?'

    "May I know which tool is being used to draw flow diagram?"

    Tamil selvan R. - "May I know which tool is being used to draw flow diagram?"See full answer

    System Design
  • OpenAI logoAsked at OpenAI 
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    Software Engineer
    System Design
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  • Amazon logoAsked at Amazon 
    1 answer

    "Functional Requirement Monitor health, metrics Alert in case of failure/anomaly Visualize the live health Analyse machines on periodic basis Non Functional Should not exert load on machines low latency Highly scalable Logs/Metrics Gathering push - machine gather and send to system and low priority background thread along with batching pull - heart beat check (for offline machines) Processing Real time streaming using Kafka/kinesis + Flink TimeSeries database for stor"

    Sourabh G. - "Functional Requirement Monitor health, metrics Alert in case of failure/anomaly Visualize the live health Analyse machines on periodic basis Non Functional Should not exert load on machines low latency Highly scalable Logs/Metrics Gathering push - machine gather and send to system and low priority background thread along with batching pull - heart beat check (for offline machines) Processing Real time streaming using Kafka/kinesis + Flink TimeSeries database for stor"See full answer

    Engineering Manager
    System Design
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  • Google logoAsked at Google 
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    Technical Program Manager
    System Design
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  • Zillow logoAsked at Zillow 
    3 answers
    Video answer for 'Design Zillow.'

    "What about sharding by Real Estate companies that are listing the homes? Because the homes can span zip codes. Then further shard by zip codes?"

    Adrian V. - "What about sharding by Real Estate companies that are listing the homes? Because the homes can span zip codes. Then further shard by zip codes?"See full answer

    Engineering Manager
    System Design
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  • 1 answer
    Video answer for 'Design an ETA System for a Maps App.'

    "I've watched all the ML Systems designs interviews and this solution provides a clean baseline for predicting ETA using historical averages, but it falls short of addressing the broader problem of route planning. The system predicts ETA for a given segment and time interval, but it doesn’t explain how to compute the ETA for an entire route or how to integrate this into dynamic path selection. It also lacks depth on handling real-time data, adapting to distribution shift, or reacting to sudden"

    Clayton P. - "I've watched all the ML Systems designs interviews and this solution provides a clean baseline for predicting ETA using historical averages, but it falls short of addressing the broader problem of route planning. The system predicts ETA for a given segment and time interval, but it doesn’t explain how to compute the ETA for an entire route or how to integrate this into dynamic path selection. It also lacks depth on handling real-time data, adapting to distribution shift, or reacting to sudden"See full answer

    System Design
    Machine Learning
  • Software Engineer
    System Design
  • 1 answer
    Video answer for 'Train a Model to Detect Bots'
    System Design
    Machine Learning
  • JP Morgan Chase logoAsked at JP Morgan Chase 
    1 answer

    "It might not be a good idea to predict stock prices only based on reddit comments. You could create a signal from reddit comments that can indicate "social media interest" and feed it into a ML system (along with other features) that predicts prices. Collecting good data to train the model and evaluating it correctly are going to be huge challenges."

    Satyajit G. - "It might not be a good idea to predict stock prices only based on reddit comments. You could create a signal from reddit comments that can indicate "social media interest" and feed it into a ML system (along with other features) that predicts prices. Collecting good data to train the model and evaluating it correctly are going to be huge challenges."See full answer

    Machine Learning Engineer
    System Design
  • Apple logoAsked at Apple 
    3 answers

    "Lyft mission. What do we mean by engagement here? We want higher rides , not just time spent on app. What does social mean? When we create interactions between riders. Lyft line is social. Ideas: Idea: Can we maintain interactions between riders by letting them ride with same people again? Benefit: Increases repeat rides. Idea: Giving riders an option to request a driver they rode with. Benefits: Increases social interaction between riders and drivers. Increases retention and # rides as"

    M N. - "Lyft mission. What do we mean by engagement here? We want higher rides , not just time spent on app. What does social mean? When we create interactions between riders. Lyft line is social. Ideas: Idea: Can we maintain interactions between riders by letting them ride with same people again? Benefit: Increases repeat rides. Idea: Giving riders an option to request a driver they rode with. Benefits: Increases social interaction between riders and drivers. Increases retention and # rides as"See full answer

    System Design
    Product Design
  • Google logoAsked at Google 
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    System Design
    Product Design
  • Meta logoAsked at Meta 
    4 answers

    "Assumptions: This is an entirely new app and not part of FB Clarification questions: Q: What type of doctors are they looking for? It seems like an app would be for a more generalist doctor to establish relationship and not some type of emergency situation A: Yes Q: When we say looking for doctors whats the scope of this? Should we include making the actual appointment, does this happen on platform? A: Yes, initial appointment Ok thanks based on that I think we have enough to get started. "

    Anonymous Hummingbird - "Assumptions: This is an entirely new app and not part of FB Clarification questions: Q: What type of doctors are they looking for? It seems like an app would be for a more generalist doctor to establish relationship and not some type of emergency situation A: Yes Q: When we say looking for doctors whats the scope of this? Should we include making the actual appointment, does this happen on platform? A: Yes, initial appointment Ok thanks based on that I think we have enough to get started. "See full answer

    Product Manager
    System Design
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  • Amazon logoAsked at Amazon 
    1 answer

    "Modernizing banking legacy systems and applications The modernization process typically involves moving from mainframe-based legacy platforms to solutions based on cloud and other modern digital technologies"

    Teja G. - "Modernizing banking legacy systems and applications The modernization process typically involves moving from mainframe-based legacy platforms to solutions based on cloud and other modern digital technologies"See full answer

    Solutions Architect
    System Design
  • Meta logoAsked at Meta 
    1 answer

    "Start your stream Use the Post tab to: Choose where to post your live broadcast. Write a description. Select a camera, mic and screen (if screen sharing). Add a title for your live broadcast (optional). Select the primary language of the stream. ... Once everything is set, select Go Live."

    Abdurhman M. - "Start your stream Use the Post tab to: Choose where to post your live broadcast. Write a description. Select a camera, mic and screen (if screen sharing). Add a title for your live broadcast (optional). Select the primary language of the stream. ... Once everything is set, select Go Live."See full answer

    Technical Program Manager
    System Design
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