All 168 questions
What is a UML class diagram?
Asked in 6 of 942 interviews · last asked Mar 27 · Concept · Junior
Show answer
A UML class diagram shows the static structure of a system: its classes, their attributes and methods, and their relationships. A class represents a type of object with shared data and behavior. The diagram helps explain how the system is organized, rather than how it runs over time.
- UML stands for Unified Modeling Language.
- A class is usually drawn as a box with sections for its name, attributes, and methods.
- Relationships include association, inheritance, aggregation, and composition.
- Class diagrams describe structure; sequence diagrams describe interactions over time.
What the interviewer checks: The interviewer checks whether you can explain classes, their relationships, and the purpose of a structural diagram.
Other ways it was asked
- “What do you mean by a class diagram?”
- “What is a class in UML?”
- “What is a class diagram?”
What is a use case diagram?
Asked in 4 of 942 interviews · last asked Mar 27 · Concept · Junior
Show answer
A use case diagram is a UML diagram that shows what users or other systems can do with a system. It connects actors, such as customers or external services, to goals the system supports. It describes the system’s scope and external behavior, not its internal design or step-by-step flow.
- Actors are roles outside the system, not specific people.
- Use cases describe goals, such as placing an order or checking a balance.
- A system boundary separates the system’s use cases from external actors.
What the interviewer checks: The interviewer is checking whether you can describe a system’s users, goals, and scope without mixing in implementation details.
Other ways it was asked
- “Explain the use case diagram.”
- “What is a UML use case diagram?”
What is the difference between stateful and stateless systems?
Asked in 3 of 942 interviews · last asked Aug 5 · Concept · Junior
Show answer
A stateless system handles each request without relying on stored client session context from earlier requests. A stateful system keeps that context and uses it for later requests. Stateless services can still read and write persistent data, such as database records.
- Stateless requests carry the context needed to process them, such as an authentication token.
- Stateless servers are easier to replace or scale because requests do not depend on a specific server.
- Server-local session state may require sticky routing; shared session state requires a shared store.
- Stateful systems need a plan to preserve or recover session state after failures.
What the interviewer checks: The interviewer checks whether you distinguish session state from stored data and understand the scaling and failure trade-offs.
Other ways it was asked
- “What is the difference between stateless and stateful systems in client-server interactions and API calls?”
- “What do stateless and stateful mean, and how do they differ?”
What do you mean by a sequence diagram?
Asked in 3 of 942 interviews · last asked Sep 28 · Concept · Junior
Show answer
A sequence diagram is a UML diagram that shows how participants, such as users, services, or objects, exchange messages during a process. Each participant has a vertical lifeline, and messages appear in order from top to bottom. It helps explain who calls whom and in what order.
- Participants appear across the top, with lifelines extending downward.
- Arrows show messages, such as requests and responses.
- It shows interaction order, not exact timing or system structure.
- It can show conditions, loops, and parallel interactions.
What the interviewer checks: The interviewer is checking whether you can describe how components interact over time using a standard diagram.
Other ways it was asked
- “What is a UML sequence diagram?”
Can you tell me about UML diagrams?
Asked in 3 of 942 interviews · last asked Jun 8 · Concept · Junior
Show answer
UML stands for Unified Modeling Language. It is a standard visual language for describing a system’s structure and behavior. Class and component diagrams show parts and relationships; sequence and activity diagrams show interactions and workflows. Teams use UML to explain designs and discuss changes before writing code.
- Structural diagrams show how a system is organized; behavioral diagrams show how it works.
- Sequence diagrams show messages between participants in order.
- Use only the diagram types and detail needed to explain the design.
- UML describes designs; it is not a development process or programming language.
What the interviewer checks: The interviewer checks whether you understand UML’s purpose and can choose a suitable diagram to explain a design.
Other ways it was asked
- “What is UML?”
- “Why are UML diagrams used, and what do they represent?”
Can you walk me through a complex system design you led and the key trade-offs you made?
Asked in 2 of 942 interviews · last asked Oct 24 · Design · Senior
Other ways it was asked
- “Can you walk me through one system design or architecture project you led and the key trade-offs you made?”
- “Tell me about a complex system you designed or owned end to end where you had to make key trade-offs.”
What is especially important when developing financial systems?
Asked in 2 of 942 interviews · last asked May 18 · Case · Senior
Other ways it was asked
- “What do you consider especially important when developing financial or banking systems?”
What is the difference between a Solution Designer and a Technical Architect?
Asked in 2 of 942 interviews · last asked Sep 30 · Concept · Mid-level
Other ways it was asked
- “What is the difference between a technical architect and a solutions architect?”
Could you give me an example of presenting an architecture trade-off or risk to a nontechnical executive or business stakeholder?
Asked in 2 of 942 interviews · last asked Oct 13 · Behavioral · Senior
Other ways it was asked
- “How would you explain the business impact of a complex architectural trade-off to a director or VP of engineering?”
How would you diagram and explain a software project's architecture?
Asked in 2 of 942 interviews · last asked Sep 2 · Design · Senior
Other ways it was asked
- “How would you describe a software project's architecture, with one or two examples?”
What does software design involve?
Asked in 2 of 942 interviews · last asked Sep 4 · Concept · Junior
Other ways it was asked
- “What is software design?”
- “Who is typically responsible for software design, and what components does the design define?”
How do you explain technical architecture and decisions to technical and non-technical clients?
Asked once · last asked Sep 14 · Behavioral · Senior
Other ways it was asked
- “How would you explain a technical architecture and its cost to a non-technical client?”
- “How do you explain technical architecture and technology choices to both technical and non-technical clients?”
How would you assess and address complexity in a Salesforce project as a solution or technical architect?
Asked once · last asked Sep 30 · Design · Senior
Other ways it was asked
- “Describe a complex Salesforce project, how you assessed its complexity, and how you addressed it as a solution or technical architect.”
- “Describe a complex Salesforce project, what made it complex, and how you resolved its architectural challenges.”
- “Describe a complex Salesforce project and explain how you addressed its challenges as a Technical Architect.”
How do you select technologies for a software project, and who should be involved in that decision?
Asked once · last asked May 14 · Scenario · Senior
Other ways it was asked
- “How do you evaluate and select technologies for a software project?”
How would you design the system and choose the technology stack for the legacy ASP.NET Web Forms application with a SQL database and RabbitMQ?
Asked once · last asked Oct 19 · Design · Senior
Other ways it was asked
- “How would you design the system and choose the technology stack for the legacy ASP.NET Web Forms application with a SQL database, RabbitMQ, device messaging, and APIs, making it multi-tenant?”
When would you build an in-house PDF generation solution instead of using an external service that generates documents from templates?
Asked once · last asked Jan 29 · Scenario · Mid-level
What criteria do you use to choose a library when there are several options, and when would you build your own solution?
Asked once · last asked Feb 23 · Scenario · Mid-level
Tell me about a solution you designed, developed, and released. How did you gather feedback and organize the work through delivery?
Asked once · last asked Mar 3 · Behavioral · Mid-level
If a consistency requirement conflicts with the desired user experience, how would you decide whether to change the requirement?
Asked once · last asked Mar 16 · Scenario · Senior
How would you evaluate the trade-offs between using FastAPI with Python and alternatives such as TypeScript or Go for a backend architecture?
Asked once · last asked Mar 19 · Design · Senior
Tell me about a data solution you worked on as part of a team, including your role, how you collaborated, and the design decisions or trade-offs you made.
Asked once · last asked Mar 20 · Behavioral · Mid-level
How would you explain a blockchain network's architecture, differentiators, and advantages to a prospective institutional customer?
Asked once · last asked Mar 26 · Scenario · Senior
When given a problem, how do you choose technologies that will solve it and help accelerate delivery?
Asked once · last asked Mar 26 · Scenario
Can you explain the difference between sequence and collaboration diagrams?
Asked once · last asked Mar 27 · Concept · Junior
As a network design engineer, how would you design a network to be efficient and support future expansion?
Asked once · last asked Apr 7 · Design · Senior
How would you choose a software project's architecture and explain the reasoning behind your choice?
Asked once · last asked Apr 17 · Design · Senior
Other ways it was asked
- “Describe a project you are proud of and explain the architecture you chose.”
What is one automation or decision system you have built, and how did its architecture support the business goals?
Asked once · last asked May 7 · Behavioral · Senior
What are your thoughts on progressing from proof-of-concept projects to production-scale projects?
Asked once · last asked May 13 · Design · Senior
When working within an existing technology stack, how would you identify and implement improvements?
Asked once · last asked May 14 · Scenario · Senior
What information do you include in functional design documents, and which UML diagrams do you create?
Asked once · last asked May 21 · Concept · Mid-level
What deliverables do you produce during the basic design of a Java backend system?
Asked once · last asked May 21 · Concept · Mid-level
What information do you include in detailed design documents?
Asked once · last asked May 25 · Concept · Mid-level
How would you approach two types of architectural decisions: a small code-level trade-off or fix, and a fundamental change to an application's architecture?
Asked once · last asked Jun 2 · Behavioral · Senior
Other ways it was asked
- “Describe two architecture decisions you made: one small code-level trade-off or fix, and one fundamental change to an application's architecture.”
What are the key design considerations for a software development environment?
Asked once · last asked Jun 4 · Concept · Senior
What design artifacts would you produce for a data platform architecture project, and which stakeholders would you present them to?
Asked once · last asked Jun 16 · Senior
Other ways it was asked
- “What design artifacts did you produce for a data platform architecture project, and which stakeholders did you present them to?”
What activities are involved in end-to-end billing architecture, such as defining billing requirements and documenting integrations?
Asked once · last asked Jun 18 · Concept · Senior
What does ADR stand for in software architecture, and what information does an ADR document contain?
Asked once · last asked Jun 18 · Concept · Mid-level
Other ways it was asked
- “What does ADR (Architecture Decision Record) stand for, and what information does an ADR document contain?”
What information should a high-level design (HLD) document include?
Asked once · last asked Jun 18 · Concept · Mid-level
Tell me about a time you designed a system, introduced a new solution, or migrated an application to a data platform.
Asked once · last asked Jun 22 · Behavioral · Senior
Could you walk me through how you go from a business problem statement, such as a campaign transformation or analytics initiative, to architectural outputs and deliverables?
Asked once · last asked Jun 22 · Design · Senior
As the sole developer for the first six months, how would you build an MVP for a new platform during your first 90 days?
Asked once · last asked Jun 23 · Design · Mid-level
How do you decide between a quick solution and a robust solution?
Asked once · last asked Jun 23 · Scenario · Senior
How would you evaluate architectural options for a mission-critical payment system and justify your chosen approach?
Asked once · last asked Jun 30 · Behavioral · Senior
Other ways it was asked
- “Describe a major architectural decision you made for a mission-critical payment system, including the options you considered and why you chose your approach.”
How do you communicate architectural trade-offs to stakeholders, and how do you measure success after implementation?
Asked once · last asked Jun 30 · Scenario · Senior
What is the most complex system you have built, and what made it complex?
Asked once · last asked Jul 16 · Design · Senior
How would you explain the technology choices and architecture of a complex system?
Asked once · last asked Jul 16 · Design · Senior
Other ways it was asked
- “How would you explain the technology choices and architecture of a complex system you built?”
How do you decide whether an enterprise-wide architecture or a business-area-specific architecture is appropriate?
Asked once · last asked Jul 16 · Design · Senior
Tell me about a time you translated a data strategy into an aligned architecture and design.
Asked once · last asked Jul 16 · Behavioral · Senior
If choosing between two competing front-end frameworks for a new project, one well established but less innovative and another newer with promising but unproven features, how would you decide which to use?
Asked once · last asked Jul 11 · Scenario · Mid-level
How do you decide whether to use Velo versus no-code Wix features for a senior-level build?
Asked once · last asked Jul 16 · Scenario · Senior
Tell me about an architecture decision you have taken before and what you would do differently today.
Asked once · last asked Jul 16 · Behavioral · Senior
How should a software architect collaborate with a development team on solution design and approvals?
Asked once · last asked Jul 16 · Scenario · Senior
How would you apply eTOM, SID, or TAM when designing solution architectures?
Asked once · last asked Jul 17 · Scenario · Senior
Other ways it was asked
- “How have you applied eTOM, SID, or TAM when designing solution architectures?”
How do you structure software solutions and technical designs?
Asked once · last asked Jul 17 · Design · Senior
How do you balance providing clients with enough enriched information against using too many resources or going too deep?
Asked once · last asked Jul 17 · Scenario · Senior
How do you balance providing enough information through self-serve enrichment with the resources required to process it?
Asked once · last asked Jul 17 · Scenario · Senior
Other ways it was asked
- “How do you balance providing enough information in self-serve bulk enrichment jobs with the resources required to process them?”
How would you evaluate a data enrichment platform and balance customer needs with scalability?
Asked once · last asked Jul 17 · Design · Senior
How would you approach making the decision between React Native and developing a feature natively for iOS and Android, and what factors would influence your choice?
Asked once · last asked Jul 20 · Scenario · Mid-level
How would you design a system and take it from requirements through deployment?
Asked once · last asked Jul 24 · Design · Mid-level
How do you assess and manage the accounting and tax complexity of a software system in practice?
Asked once · last asked Jul 27 · Case · Senior
How would you drive technical strategy, solution architecture, and pre-sales execution for telecom service providers, regional carriers, broadband providers, and utilities?
Asked once · last asked Jul 28 · Behavioral · Senior
Other ways it was asked
- “How have you driven technical strategy, solution architecture, and pre-sales execution for telecom service providers, regional carriers, broadband providers, and utilities?”
When making a significant change, how do you decide whether to learn a new programming language or work within the existing technology stack?
Asked once · last asked Jul 29 · Behavioral · Senior
There's a recurring theme across several projects, and a reusable component or technical investment could accelerate future development, but requirements are ambiguous. What would you do?
Asked once · last asked Jul 29 · Scenario · Senior
How do you approach choosing between different architectural patterns when designing a new system?
Asked once · last asked Jul 31 · Design · Senior
Given a choice between a well-established technology with limited flexibility and a newer technology with more features but less community support, how would you make the decision?
Asked once · last asked Jul 31 · Scenario · Senior
How would you approach setting up a server and structuring a database when defining an application's initial architecture?
Asked once · last asked Jul 31 · Scenario · Mid-level
How do you use AI tools to design a software project's architecture and data model?
Asked once · last asked Aug 2 · Tooling · Mid-level
How do you work with product teams and managers to develop architectural plans for execution?
Asked once · last asked Aug 6 · Behavioral · Senior
How would you document current-state application architecture and interfaces for an investment or asset management environment focused on alternative investments or similar products?
Asked once · last asked Aug 6 · Behavioral · Senior
Other ways it was asked
- “Describe a recent project where you documented current-state application architecture and interfaces for an investment or asset management environment focused on alternatives or similar products.”
What assumptions do you want to clarify before proposing an architecture for bursty asynchronous customer requests?
Asked once · last asked Aug 10 · Design · Senior
What does product-oriented software engineering mean when working on software for autonomous vehicles and an operating platform?
Asked once · last asked Aug 10 · Concept · Senior
You need to author a senior-level engineering design report for a new ML feature in production. What top-level sections do you include and why?
Asked once · last asked Aug 11 · Scenario · Senior
How would you assess whether an application and its features can be built on Salesforce so users can access them without leaving the platform, and estimate the implementation effort?
Asked once · last asked Aug 14 · Design · Senior
How would you design a backend system end to end, define component ownership, and evaluate architectural trade-offs?
Asked once · last asked Aug 20 · Design · Senior
Other ways it was asked
- “Describe a backend system you designed end to end, the parts you owned, and the trade-offs you made.”
When choosing between a well-established technology stack and a newer one with more uncertainty, how do you approach that decision?
Asked once · last asked Aug 22 · Scenario · Senior
How would you address your team's concerns about the added complexity of a chunked upload system?
Asked once · last asked Aug 24 · Behavioral · Senior
Other ways it was asked
- “How did you address your team's concerns about the added complexity of a chunked upload system?”
Tell me about a complex system you architected or significantly influenced. What was the design, and what was your role?
Asked once · last asked Aug 24 · Design · Senior
How would you define system boundaries when designing an architecture?
Asked once · last asked Aug 24 · Design · Senior
Other ways it was asked
- “How did you define the system boundaries for the architecture?”
Tell me about a difficult technical decision you made on a software project and why you chose that approach.
Asked once · last asked Aug 29 · Behavioral · Mid-level
With evolving startups, how do you prioritize flexibility versus performance in your initial design?
Asked once · last asked Aug 31 · Design · Senior
Why might a team choose Go to build a rate-limiting service?
Asked once · last asked Sep 2 · Concept · Mid-level
How do you evaluate a proposed full system rewrite when deciding whether to proceed?
Asked once · last asked Sep 4 · Scenario · Senior
How do you compare infrastructure options when selecting an architecture for a service?
Asked once · last asked Sep 4 · Design · Senior
Tell me about a software project you delivered end to end, from scoping to production, and describe one or two of the hardest technical decisions you made.
Asked once · last asked Sep 4 · Behavioral · Senior
How would you design the architecture for an end-to-end project from scratch?
Asked once · last asked Sep 7 · Design · Senior
How do you give and receive feedback, especially about technical decisions and architecture?
Asked once · last asked Sep 9 · Behavioral
How would you assess whether a hackathon project is ready for production?
Asked once · last asked Sep 14 · Scenario · Senior
Can you describe how you handle a client call where you need to present the project's full architecture?
Asked once · last asked Sep 14 · Behavioral · Senior
As an architect, once you define the architecture, how do you convert that into an implementation roadmap for the app engineers?
Asked once · last asked Sep 16 · Scenario · Senior
Could you walk us through a piece of engineering work where you were responsible for more than one technical component, including the business need, key design decisions, and how you ensured the final data was reliable?
Asked once · last asked Sep 21 · Behavioral · Mid-level
Tell me about a technically challenging feature you designed. How did you translate its requirements and constraints into a solution?
Asked once · last asked Sep 23 · Behavioral · Senior
When delivering an end-to-end data solution, how do you decide whether to follow established organizational patterns or develop new ones?
Asked once · last asked Sep 23 · Scenario · Senior
For a healthcare system, how would you gather and break down functional and nonfunctional requirements?
Asked once · last asked Sep 24 · Case · Senior
What information should a PKI architecture diagram or formal design document include?
Asked once · last asked Oct 1 · Concept · Senior
What nonfunctional requirements should a real-time system meet?
Asked once · last asked Oct 2 · Concept · Senior
How do the metrics that matter to an architect, a data engineer, and a networking team differ on the same project?
Asked once · last asked Oct 6 · Concept · Mid-level
How do you identify dependencies between applications, cloud infrastructure, networking, and operations?
Asked once · last asked Oct 6 · Concept · Mid-level
Describe a project you worked on, focusing on what you built, a key design challenge, and what you would change now.
Asked once · last asked Oct 12 · Behavioral
Could you give me an example of a technology roadmap or reference architecture you personally wrote that other teams used, rather than just your own implementation documents?
Asked once · last asked Oct 13 · Behavioral · Senior
Should you design for future requirements, or build what the client needs now and deliver it?
Asked once · last asked Oct 16 · Design · Mid-level
If later requirements force major design and infrastructure changes, was the previous architecture bad?
Asked once · last asked Oct 16 · Scenario · Senior
How would you establish an enterprise architecture function from the ground up?
Asked once · last asked Oct 16 · Scenario · Senior
How can business capability maps be used to influence technology decisions?
Asked once · last asked Oct 16 · Concept · Senior
What backend do you recommend for a product where users monitor live streams?
Asked once · last asked Oct 19 · Design · Senior
How would you compare Node.js with other backend options for this application?
Asked once · last asked Oct 19 · Design · Senior
How do you balance writing production code daily with making high-level architectural decisions in a hands-on principal engineering role?
Asked once · last asked Oct 20 · Scenario
How would you choose an architecture for an embedded measurement system to meet its requirements?
Asked once · last asked Oct 21 · Design · Senior
Other ways it was asked
- “What architecture did you choose for an embedded measurement project, and what need did it address?”
Which principles or constraints would most influence your architecture for an embedded measurement system, and how would you validate the design?
Asked once · last asked Oct 21 · Design · Senior
Other ways it was asked
- “Which principles or constraints most influenced your embedded measurement system architecture, and how did you validate your design?”
For an industrial project, how would you decide whether to use SCADA or IIoT?
Asked once · last asked Oct 22 · Scenario · Mid-level
What is your perspective on the forward-deployed engineer role, and how does it differ from solution architecture?
Asked once · last asked Oct 22 · Concept · Senior
How would you describe the application landscape of a knowledge graph project, including its initial driver, implementation, and current state?
Asked once · last asked Oct 23 · Design · Senior
What was the most complex or most data-intensive system you worked on?
Asked once · last asked Oct 23 · Behavioral · Senior
Can you tell me about one specific complex software system you worked on, the kind that involved multiple components or nontrivial trade-offs, and name two or three key architectural choices you made for it?
Asked once · last asked Oct 24 · Behavioral · Senior
What decision criteria do you use for system design, and can you give an example of a common design mistake those criteria help avoid?
Asked once · last asked Oct 24 · Concept · Senior
For a remote distributed team, how do you keep architecture decisions and ADRs current and discoverable without them becoming stale wiki pages over time?
Asked once · last asked Oct 24 · Scenario · Senior
What do you consider to be the qualities of a good software architecture?
Asked once · last asked Jul 16 · Concept · Senior
What does being a full-stack developer mean to you, based on your experience?
Asked once · last asked Mar 2 · Concept
How do you choose an end-user interface for a data platform, such as a BI front end or an application?
Asked once · last asked Mar 3 · Scenario · Mid-level
What is an object in UML?
Asked once · last asked Mar 26 · Concept · Junior
Can you differentiate a data flow diagram (DFD) from an ER diagram?
Asked once · last asked Mar 27 · Concept · Junior
What is a UML collaboration diagram?
Asked once · last asked Mar 27 · Concept · Junior
What are CASE tools, and what are they used for?
Asked once · last asked Mar 27 · Concept · Junior
What is a data flow diagram (DFD)?
Asked once · last asked Mar 27 · Concept · Junior
Can you describe how smart contracts work?
Asked once · last asked Mar 27 · Concept · Mid-level
When you create a new architecture or server setup, what are the top three things you do to set yourself up for success?
Asked once · last asked Apr 13 · Design · Mid-level
What technologies are commonly used in a blockchain development stack?
Asked once · last asked May 20 · Concept · Mid-level
What documents do you typically produce during basic and detailed software design?
Asked once · last asked May 21 · Concept · Mid-level
Besides functional requirements, what nonfunctional requirements would you cover?
Asked once · last asked Jun 9 · Concept · Mid-level
What should you consider when designing and operating public-sector systems?
Asked once · last asked Jun 14 · Case · Mid-level
What artifacts should be included in a data architecture review package?
Asked once · last asked Jun 16 · Concept · Senior
What documents and deliverables do you typically prepare for solution architecture work?
Asked once · last asked Jun 18 · Concept · Mid-level
Choose a web technology you know well and explain how it works beyond basic data retrieval and storage.
Asked once · last asked Jun 25 · Concept · Mid-level
How should a solutions architect contribute at a consulting firm that serves a portfolio of clients?
Asked once · last asked Jul 16 · Scenario · Senior
How do you determine when to implement a new technology or framework in your front-end projects?
Asked once · last asked Jul 11 · Scenario · Mid-level
How would you choose technologies for a new integrations platform when requirements are limited, and what would you choose?
Asked once · last asked Jul 16 · Design · Senior
How do you make trade-offs and technical decisions when building a software solution?
Asked once · last asked Jul 17 · Design · Senior
How do you contribute to a project's architecture when a more experienced engineer is leading the design?
Asked once · last asked Jul 28 · Scenario · Mid-level
How can prototypes help facilitate learning during architectural planning?
Asked once · last asked Aug 6 · Scenario · Senior
Can you explain the software development lifecycle from project idea through delivery, including frontend, backend, and technology stacks?
Asked once · last asked Aug 12 · Concept · Junior
What is the difference between a website and a web application?
Asked once · last asked Aug 18 · Concept · Junior
What responsibilities would a backend engineer have within a company's digital ecosystem?
Asked once · last asked Aug 20 · Concept · Mid-level
What questions would you ask before architecting the system, and where would you start?
Asked once · last asked Aug 26 · Design · Senior
What is the difference between Ethereum and the cryptocurrencies built on its network?
Asked once · last asked Aug 27 · Concept · Junior
How does cryptocurrency work at a technical level?
Asked once · last asked Aug 27 · Concept · Junior
What backend topics should you master to work as a backend developer?
Asked once · last asked Aug 28 · Concept · Junior
Who should be responsible for architecture and library selection decisions on an engineering team?
Asked once · last asked Sep 4 · Concept · Senior
What uncertainties should a team resolve before choosing NestJS and Next.js for a new system?
Asked once · last asked Sep 4 · Scenario · Senior
Can you describe a system design you worked on and explain its key components?
Asked once · last asked Sep 4 · Design · Senior
Describe a system design you proposed and explain why you chose it.
Asked once · last asked Sep 4 · Design · Senior
Other ways it was asked
- “Describe a system design you proposed, why you chose it, and what decisions made it more scalable.”
What is the difference between AI and blockchain?
Asked once · last asked Sep 15 · Concept · Junior
What is technical design?
Asked once · last asked Sep 19 · Concept · Junior
What pain points can justify upgrading an application's technology stack?
Asked once · last asked Sep 21 · Scenario · Mid-level
Describe the high-level design of a recent software project you worked on.
Asked once · last asked Sep 21 · Design · Senior
What roles and responsibilities does a solutions architect typically handle day to day?
Asked once · last asked Sep 24 · Concept · Mid-level
How should architecture decisions be governed and revisited over time?
Asked once · last asked Sep 25 · Concept · Senior
When redesigning a system, how would you decide what to change or simplify, and how would you address its most challenging parts?
Asked once · last asked Sep 25 · Design · Senior
What is groupware?
Asked once · last asked Sep 27 · Concept · Junior
How many types of diagrams are there in UML?
Asked once · last asked Sep 28 · Concept · Junior
Given a business problem, how do you approach designing the solution?
Asked once · last asked Sep 30 · Scenario · Senior
How would you approach leading a project from a solution architecture perspective?
Asked once · last asked Oct 1 · Design · Senior
How do you apply architecture principles, governance best practices, security concepts, and infrastructure performance and troubleshooting practices in technical projects?
Asked once · last asked Oct 2 · Scenario · Senior
What does production-grade application work involve?
Asked once · last asked Oct 7 · Concept · Mid-level
What is a framework?
Asked once · last asked Oct 13 · Concept · Junior
How would you approach designing a system and selecting its technology stack?
Asked once · last asked Oct 19 · Design · Senior
How would you turn a business problem and user-experience needs into a software solution?
Asked once · last asked Oct 21 · Scenario · Mid-level
When making a system design decision, what key issues would you consider, and how would you determine who makes the final decision?
Asked once · last asked Oct 22 · Design · Mid-level
Other ways it was asked
- “Tell me about a design decision your team made: what key issues did you consider, and who made the decision?”
Can you give me three to four technologies that came about during the Fourth Industrial Revolution?
Asked once · last asked Jan 14 · Concept · Junior
How would you explain the architecture of an application?
Asked once · last asked Oct 23 · Design · Mid-level
Other ways it was asked
- “Can you explain the architecture around any application that you worked on?”
More System Design interview questions
- All System Design interview questions
- Software Architecture Interview Questions
- Microservices and Integration Interview Questions
- API Design and Messaging Interview Questions
- Database and Data Pipeline System Design Interview Questions
- Scalability and Reliability Interview Questions
- Cloud Architecture and Multitenancy Interview Questions
- AI System Design Interview Questions
- System Design Interview Case Study Questions
How this list is made
Every question here was asked by a real interviewer in a real job interview that a candidate ran MeetAssist in. After the call, the interviewer's questions are pulled from the transcript. Practice sessions, tests, exams and anything that was not a job interview are dropped.
Questions are rewritten so they make sense on their own: names of people, employers and clients are removed, and speech-to-text mistakes are fixed. Small talk, logistics and questions about one candidate's own résumé are left out. Rephrasings of the same question are merged, and the count is the number of different interviews it came up in.
The interviews come from candidates who use MeetAssist, so they lean towards software, data and AI roles: the shares describe these interviews, not every System Design interview. Answers to the most asked questions are written and checked by an editor; a "common mistake" is shown only when reviews of real answers in these interviews show it, with the count.
942 interviews, 495 candidates, Oct 2025 to Oct 2026. Updated every month with new interviews.
Or add the Chrome extension