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The System Design Interview

Two decades ago, System Design—the discipline of designing distributed systems—was a very niche topic. Systems engineers and academics were experimenting, making mistakes, and learning. Their experiences and collaborations laid the groundwork for what is now the formalized discipline of System Design.

Today, we live in a world where nearly every application interacts with a distributed system. As such, almost every technical role in the software industry will also be exposed to these complex systems—and many of these roles need to understand how these systems work. The System Design Interview is how hiring teams assess a candidate’s System Design skills.