How to answer "design ChatGPT" in a system design interview
The design ChatGPT prompt tests the system around the model. Here's how to scope it, stream replies, batch GPU work, manage context and fail well.
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How to discuss latency in a system design interview
Which latency numbers to know, why you quote p99 instead of the average, and how to build a latency budget out loud in a system design round.
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The Applied Intuition interview process, with and without AI
Applied Intuition's engineering loop runs a 45-minute coding screen with no AI, then an onsite where you design a system and build it with any AI model.
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System design interview questions for senior engineers, scored
A scoring rubric for the senior system design loop. The axes a panel scores per question, and what a 4 out of 5 answer sounds like versus a 3.
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