System design

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cmdcl84

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cmdcl84
Apr 7, 2019 26 Comments

I'm a new grad, but I applied at FAANG for senior positions straight away, because why not. I got to the final on-site round, which is in two weeks.

I'm pretty good at LeetCoding, but I know nothing about system design. From what I've read so far, it always seems like making up some bullshit instead of solving a problem.

What are some good sources to catch up on system design?

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  • Honeywell / Eng
    that1guy

    Go to company page Honeywell Eng

    that1guy
    You should not be senior. Straight up. It’s not about cracking the interview. As a senior people will look to you for opinions and guidance. If you somehow made it in, you’ll be let go within the month not knowing anything about system design.

    Stop taking short cuts in life. Put in the time and work.
    Apr 7, 2019 0
  • OP, I got in as staff engineer right out of college. Ignore what the interviewer asks and discuss the trade-offs between picking up cherries and trapping rain water. Once you’ve roped them in, implement an LRU cache, but instead of a doubly linked list, use a meme NoSQL backend like MongoDB.

    TC: 675k, YOE: 1
    Apr 7, 2019 1
    • New
      dclXa

      New

      dclXa
      Oh hell yeah.
      Apr 7, 2019
  • Amazon
    UKBV06

    Go to company page Amazon

    UKBV06
    Are you trolling? Why would they put you through the senior interviews when you’re a new grad?
    Apr 7, 2019 7
  • LinkedIn / Eng
    ikoke

    Go to company page LinkedIn Eng

    ikoke
    ....
    Apr 7, 2019 0
  • Apple
    minhdaowua

    Go to company page Apple

    minhdaowua
    You can also try applying for US President?
    Apr 7, 2019 6
    • New
      cmdcl84

      New

      cmdcl84
      OP
      Thank you, that's interesting. I didn't think HR of FAANG would bullshit you like this. Well, another sign of new grad naivety 🙂
      Apr 7, 2019
    • Apple
      minhdaowua

      Go to company page Apple

      minhdaowua
      Remember Recruiter can also be a new grad. Hahah
      Apr 7, 2019