System Design Interview Questions

Review this list of 483 System Design interview questions and answers verified by hiring managers and candidates.

+ Share interview

Draw the system for which one of your programs was responsible. Discuss the different components, how they interact, and the technical decisions made.
4 years ago
Design a system to recommend similar homes for sale on Zillow.
How would you improve Unilever's API?
5 years ago2 answers
Design an image classifier.
Predict the optimal time for commercials on Hulu.
Get your questions answered
Our question database is made possible by user contributions. What were you asked in your most recent interview?
Share
Recommend similar products on Amazon.
Design a support agent that is able to help customers with their problems and refund them if they are not satisfied with the solution.
5 months ago
Explain how to design a system that identifies images of bald eagles taken in national parks.
5 years ago
How would you approach making a deterministic workflow system more configurable and AI-enabled?
4 months ago
Design the interior of a fully autonomous car that requires no human interaction.
5 years ago1 answer
How does a Google Doc product with MS Paint feature work technically?
5 years ago
Design a system to detect trigger words in an audio clip.
How many hoops will a VM in one region have to go through to communicate with a VM in another region?
5 years ago2 answers
Design a mobile phone for tweens.
5 years ago
Design the US flag.
5 years ago
Assume you are building an e-commerce site like Amazon. What security threats do you see, and how would you handle them?
9 months ago
If you were building facebook.com, how would you define identity and access management for it?
9 months ago
Design drones for Amazon.
5 years ago
How would you optimize a Content Distribution Network (CDN)?
5 years ago
Design a cell phone for families living in cities.
5 years ago

Showing 461-480 of 483

Popular roles

Software Engineer Product Manager Engineering Manager Machine Learning Engineer Technical Program Manager

Interviewed recently?

Help improve our question database (and earn karma) by telling us about your experience

+ Share interview experience

Trending companies

System Design Interview Questions

Draw the system for which one of your programs was responsible. Discuss the different components, how they interact, and the technical decisions made.

Design a system to recommend similar homes for sale on Zillow.

How would you improve Unilever's API?

Design an image classifier.

Predict the optimal time for commercials on Hulu.

Recommend similar products on Amazon.

Design a support agent that is able to help customers with their problems and refund them if they are not satisfied with the solution.

Explain how to design a system that identifies images of bald eagles taken in national parks.

How would you approach making a deterministic workflow system more configurable and AI-enabled?

Design the interior of a fully autonomous car that requires no human interaction.

How does a Google Doc product with MS Paint feature work technically?

Design a system to detect trigger words in an audio clip.

How many hoops will a VM in one region have to go through to communicate with a VM in another region?

Design a mobile phone for tweens.

Design the US flag.

Assume you are building an e-commerce site like Amazon. What security threats do you see, and how would you handle them?

If you were building facebook.com, how would you define identity and access management for it?

Design drones for Amazon.

How would you optimize a Content Distribution Network (CDN)?

Design a cell phone for families living in cities.

Explore questions by company

Explore questions by role

Follow Us