Systems Design Engineer Interview Questions

269 systems design engineer interview questions shared by candidates

Code assessment: parser text files and a algorithm to check and remove pair of characters of a string must be done in O(n) time - easily solved using a stack. Phone Interview: what tools you're currently using? more two questions basically asking if I would do tasks that I was not hired for and If I would do extra hours to make a deadline
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Systems Design Engineer

Interviewed at Amazon

3.5
Jun 29, 2018

Code assessment: parser text files and a algorithm to check and remove pair of characters of a string must be done in O(n) time - easily solved using a stack. Phone Interview: what tools you're currently using? more two questions basically asking if I would do tasks that I was not hired for and If I would do extra hours to make a deadline

Say you have a turn-table or vinyl disc with a cup mostly full of water sitting on it. If the disc spins, what happens first? Does the water spill out, the cup tip over, or the cup slide off the table? (I had to make assumptions and explain reasoning) Follow-up question: How would you prevent that from happening? (Was a test of how creative I was on the spot, and how I reacted when I ran out of ideas)
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Associate Systems Design Engineer

Interviewed at Virgin Galactic

2.5
May 24, 2016

Say you have a turn-table or vinyl disc with a cup mostly full of water sitting on it. If the disc spins, what happens first? Does the water spill out, the cup tip over, or the cup slide off the table? (I had to make assumptions and explain reasoning) Follow-up question: How would you prevent that from happening? (Was a test of how creative I was on the spot, and how I reacted when I ran out of ideas)

How do you interact with PMs and Engineering, what is your philosophy on the product design process (in general and focused on design systems), in general it was more conversational than a list of specific questions. I was able to talk about what I am passionate about, and how I would approach the role.
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Product Designer, Design Systems

Interviewed at Quantum Metric

4.5
Sep 24, 2021

How do you interact with PMs and Engineering, what is your philosophy on the product design process (in general and focused on design systems), in general it was more conversational than a list of specific questions. I was able to talk about what I am passionate about, and how I would approach the role.

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