How to Answer System Design Interview Questions (Complete Guide) 

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The system design interview evaluates your ability to design a system or architecture to solve a complex problem in a semi-real-world setting. It doesn’t aim to test your ability to create a 100% perfect solution; instead, the interview assesses your ability to:
- Design the blueprint of the architecture
- Analyze a complex problem
- Discuss multiple solutions
- Weigh the pros and cons to reach a workable solution
0:00 - Introduction
0:20 - What is a system design interview?
1:24 - Step 1: Defining the problem
1:43 - Functional and non-functional requirements
2:40 - Estimating data
3:10 - Step 2: High-level design
3:30 - APIs
4:00 - Diagramming
4:20 - Step 3: Deep dive
5:10 - Step 4: Scaling and bottlenecks
6:20 - Step 5: Review and wrap up
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