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Top 50 system design Interview Questions

The most frequently asked system design questions across all roles and companies, ranked by real interview frequency. Updated daily.

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CodingStart here. 6 questions · ~62 min
Sliding Window and Query LogicMedium
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Filter Datadog logs by service and status, then compute interval sums with a sliding window.

system designSliding WindowDatadogJosh Technology
Live Coding System DesignHard
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Implement a cancellable priority queue using a heap and hash map while preserving correct ordering.

system designclean codesoftware engineeringThe Boston Consulting Group
Algorithms and System Design DepthHard
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Use topological sorting to find the minimum rounds needed to cover competencies with prerequisite dependencies.

system designbfsData StructuresThe Boston Consulting Group
Merge Offline Ride Sync OperationsHard
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Parse JSON records, sort per ride by sequence, and merge offline create/update/delete operations into a minimal sync payload.

system designdata synchronizationoffline-firstWaymo
Two Sum and Array AlgorithmsEasy
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Find the lexicographically smallest pair of payment amounts reaching a target using a hash map in O(n) time.

system designleetcodeAlgorithmsFundbox
Implement Undo and RedoHard
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Implement bounded undo and redo for a text editor using two history stacks and correct branching behavior.

system designRokt
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Pipelines5 questions · ~51 min
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Execution7 questions · ~72 min
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Security & Infrastructure3 questions · ~31 min
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System Design22 questions · ~226 min
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More topics7 questions · ~72 min
Nth Salary SQLMedium
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Use ranking to return the nth distinct salary from an employee table.

system designnull handlingsqlBBirdeyeAkamai
Designing a System You OwnedMedium
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Tests ownership in system design, especially how you make trade-offs, communicate decisions, and drive measurable outcomes after launch.

system designbackgroundOwnershipTeachableDiversifiedFluency
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