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Part 2 link at the bottom starts getting more specific: https://interviewing.io/guides/system-design-interview/part-two https://interviewing.io/guides/system-de
by codeisawesome 4y ago
Part 2 link at the bottom starts getting more specific: https://interviewing.io/guides/system-design-interview/part-two https://interviewing.io/guides/system-design-interview/part-...
I like some parts of part 1 too, like this paraphrased quote from a senior FB engineer “I’ve learned more about distributed systems reading the internal interview wiki at FB than anything I ever actually built myself… the actual systems at scale are designed by platform teams and most engineers don’t have to think about the impact of dumping a billion messages on a queue, because the infra team will handle it”.
Goes to show what a ridiculous game we’re all forced to play in tech.
- skizm 4y agoThat is why the infra team get paid the big bucks (bigger than normal SWE) and are basically untouchable in layoff rounds. I know FB was still in full hiring mode for infra folks, even in the middle of layoffs / hiring freezes. I assume this is the same at the other FAANG / FAANG-adjacent companies.