1 System Design Interveiws

1.1 Getting Ready for the System Design Interview

Learn about system design interviews (SDIs) and how to strategically approach them.

A System Design interview is a techinical evaluation of a candidate's ability to build robust and scalable systems. Unlike coding interveiws, which typically involve a single soluiton, System Design interveiws are open to discussion and involve multiple possible solutions that can be re-iterated.

For many software engineers, System Design Interview questions remain a mysterious challenge. Most engineers have never actually worked on large-scale systems before, so explaining how to build one seems daunting. Since System Design interview questions are often open-ended, it can be difficult to know the best way to prepare.