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Generative AI & LLMsStart here. 5 questions · ~55 min
LLM Serving for Latency and ThroughputHard

Design a production LLM serving system that balances latency, throughput, cost, reliability, and safe degradation.

latencyllm deploymentinference optimizationCCadence Design Systems
Evaluating LLMs for Business TasksHard

Design an eval-first framework to compare LLM quality, safety, latency, and cost for a specific business task.

Hallucinationbusiness valuemodel comparisonCCadence Design Systems
Embeddings and Vector Search in LLMsHard

Explain how embeddings represent meaning and how vector search retrieves context for LLM applications.

Vector Searchllm basicsRAGCCadence Design Systems
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More topics6 questions · ~67 min
Thread-Safe Inference CachingHard
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Implement a concurrent LRU cache that prevents duplicate model inference for the same key.

cachingData Structuresmodel inferenceCCadence Design Systems
Real-Time LLM ServingHard

Design an LLM serving architecture that balances throughput, latency, batching, memory use, and reliability.

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Top-K Frequent Error PatternsHard
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Find the K most frequent patterns in a log stream using frequency counting and a bounded min-heap.

aggregationtime complexityfrequency countCCadence Design Systems
High-Concurrency LLM ServingHard

Design a low-latency, high-concurrency LLM serving layer with effective prompt, response, and KV-cache strategies.

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Mentoring in Cross-Functional TeamsHard

Tests mentorship, collaboration, prioritization, and influence across a fast-moving engineering team.

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