Getting Ready: The Meeting Scheduler Problem

Understand the meeting scheduler design and learn the questions to simplify this problem.

We'll cover the following...

Problem definition
Expectations from the interviewee
- Room assignment
- Availability of attendees
Design approach
Design pattern

Problem definition

A meeting scheduler software enables organizations to efficiently arrange and manage meetings for multiple participants, ensuring optimal use of meeting rooms and everyone’s time. The system helps find a suitable time and location by checking participants’ availability, room capacity, and preferences. Organizers and participants can book, update, or cancel meetings; add or remove attendees; and receive real-time notifications for all meeting changes. When participants respond to invites or remove themselves from a meeting, their calendars are automatically updated to reflect their participation status.

In this LLD interview case study, you’ll focus on:

Assigning available meeting rooms based on room capacity, schedule, and participant count.
Determining optimal meeting times by analyzing ...