Google – 85% rounds are DSA + System Design
Atlassian – 80% DSA + System Design
Amazon – 70% DSA + System Design
Microsoft – 75% DSA + System Design
If you want to clear Software Engineer interviews, the formula is simple System Design and DSA
Here are 16 most asked questions on these topics:
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1. Implement LRU/LFU Cache.
2. Find Median from Data Stream.
3. Word Ladder problem (shortest transformation).
4. Merge K Sorted Lists.
5. Detect Cycle in a Directed Graph.
6. Maximum Subarray Sum (Kadane + variations).
7. Kth Largest Element in a Stream.
8. Design a Scheduler with Task Priorities.
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9. Design a scalable Chat Application (WhatsApp/Slack).
10. Design a URL Shortener.
11. Design a distributed Notification System.
12. How would you scale a Video Streaming platform?
13. Design a Payment System (like Razorpay/Stripe).
14. How do you design an API Rate Limiter?
15. Design an E-commerce Checkout System.
16. Design a Ride-Hailing app (Uber/Ola).
You are not failing due to lack of preparation, but because your preparation doesn’t match what companies actually test.
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When I saw it, I had to double-check.
And honestly? It’s such a classic Google move.
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It’s not magic — it’s 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬 and a 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐢𝐩𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞.
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