Fb e6 onsite

Bose
bose007

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bose007
Sep 15, 2020 12 Comments

Hi folks

I am setting up fb onsite for E6
Recruiter told me i can choose single node vs distributed systems for system design and it would not matter to them what I choose . I am not sure why not, since single node interviews have to be easier than distributed systems.

Can someone from facebook please confirm if the recruiter is correct?

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  • I think you are a bit confused.

    You can choose to design more product-y systems (e.g. instagram) or infra-y systems (e.g. Memcache).

    We aren't hiring an army is E6s who only know how to make a infra which doesn't scale, we already have that /s

    Source I interview E6s for FB.
    Sep 15, 2020 6
    • Wow thanks!

      These are all things I wouldn’t have realized were needed proactively in a design interview. Given the assumption of E6 needing to lead (how can I lead if I’m unsure if the expectations?) - do you think I should try to do two system where the expectation is more clear
      Sep 17, 2020
    • I mean you don't have to cover all of those, just have some opinion for a couple with a bit of thinking to back it up.

      Personally I found the system questions harder.
      Sep 17, 2020
  • Uber
    hodl2

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    hodl2
    Do they mean if you can have 2 systems design or 1 product design and 1 systems design?

    I chose 2 systems design since I was more confident in that
    Sep 15, 2020 4