discussion · HighLoad++ 2024
System Design Interview: Keep It or Kill It?
December 2, 2024 · HighLoad++ 2024
A heated discussion I took part in about the System Design Interview: what the format actually measures, whether you can design a whole system in 45 minutes, and how much that skill matters in real work. Below are the questions the debate revolved around, the panelists, and the full recording.
Panelists
Alexander Polomodov · panelist · T-Bank
Vladimir Nevzorov · panelist · Servicepipe
Philipp Delgyado · panelist · lekton.io
Discussion questions
- 01The System Design Interview has become a hiring standard — but what does it actually test?
- 02Can you design and build a whole system in 45 minutes — and does it resemble real work?
- 03How much does whiteboard system design matter in day-to-day development?
- 04Who does this format help, and who does it hurt — the candidate, the interviewer, the company?
- 05System Design Interview — keep it or kill it?