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Design a Collaborative Spreadsheet ServiceHard

Design a Google Sheets-like backend with concurrent editing, durable storage, snapshots, and scalable save/load paths.

production systemsdatabase accessdistributed systemsSalesforce
Design BookMyShowHard

Design BookMyShow as an object-oriented system, defining entities, interfaces, methods, and database choices.

class structuredatabase accessdesignMyntraCCornerstone OnDemandClearTax
CI/CD for a Service at AppleHard

Design CI/CD, database configuration, infrastructure automation, and deployment for a production service.

cloud architecturedatabase accessarchitecture patternsApple
Premium Customer Data ModelMedium

Design relational tables and SQL to identify premium credit card customers from customer, account, card, and transaction data.

database accessdata ingestiondesignMcKinsey &
MongoDB Ingestion PipelineHard

Explain MongoDB's database type and the tradeoffs behind choosing it for a data ingestion pipeline.

database accessdistributed systemsdata ingestionApple
System Design for ML BacktrackingHard

Structure a backtracking solution similar to N-Queens and validate its results with SQL where appropriate.

database accessiterative reasoningsqlRoku
Database Architecture Trade-OffsHard

Explain how to choose database architectures for high-volume ML data, serving, and feedback workloads.

high-frequency requestsTrade-offsdatabase accessQXO
Healthy Food Reco System (From Scratch)Hard

Design an IR and ranking system that recommends high-protein foods, including preprocessing, storage, serving, and restaurant-menu adaptation.

database accessdesigndata collectionApple
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