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System DesignStart here. 9 questions · ~74 min
High Availability and Fault ToleranceHard

Design high availability and fault tolerance for a distributed service, including failure detection, recovery, capacity, and operational safeguards.

cloud architecturedistributed systemshigh availabilityOctave
Handle Data Consistency in Distributed ServicesHard

Tests your distributed systems knowledge, consistency models, and strategies for correctness.

distributed systemsdata consistencyarchitectureOctave
High-Concurrency Patient SchedulingHard

Evaluates your system design for correctness, scalability, and concurrency control in scheduling.

system architecturescalabilityOctave
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Coding6 questions · ~50 min
Safe Legacy Code Refactoring StrategyEasy

Explain a safe, incremental strategy to refactor legacy code with no tests by first capturing current behavior and reducing change risk.

RecursionArraysStringsOctave
Performance During ImplementationMedium

Assesses how you improve performance while writing and integrating production code.

coding practicesperformance optimizationimplementationOctave
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Behavioral & Leadership5 questions · ~41 min
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More topics3 questions · ~25 min
Optimizing Queries for Patient DataMedium

Evaluates your ability to improve query performance for large patient data workloads.

database optimizationsqlOctave
Unit Tests for Async APIsMedium

Assesses your testing strategy for correctness and reliability in async API behavior.

apiasynchronousOctave
Design Doc Comments and BuildHard

Evaluates your ability to interpret design feedback and execute a working implementation quickly.

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Hands-on SQL practiceWrite and run real queries in the editor. 3 drills · ~30 min
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