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      Backend Software Engineer Interview

      Jun 26, 2024
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
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      Positive experience
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      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Clipboard in May 2024

      Interview

      System design Interview: Design a shopping app's (for example, Amazon) notification delivery system, which has at least four subsystems (ordering system, shipment system, marketing system and invoicing system). Interviewer was friendly, and provided hints frequently.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Notifications have to be sent through a SMTP Cluster, which has limit capacity of 1000/second. Ordering system requires latency below 5 seconds, and has peak TPS 500/second. Ship confirm requires latency below 24 hours, and has peak TPS 500/second. Flash sales requires latency below 2 hours, need to be sent 2/3 times per week, 1MM customers each time. Invoicing requires latency below 72 hours; Peak TPS 500/second
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