| That makes sense. I guess I've delivered incredibly complex systems in a tremendous number of diverse use cases, and yet I have zero confidence I could pass a systems design interview. The few times I've had them, they've focused on how much knowledge of a particular choice I have. When I build systems, it's incredibly common I don't know much about the topic. Especially in innovative spaces where you're literally the first team ever building a solution at this scale. Take for example critical feedback, I can't imagine having to judge someone on that in an hour phone call. The best teams argue quite a bit. That's healthy and reasonable. The question is if they accept, and respond to the argument, with positives and negatives, and how basically how they dance. I don't know how to put into words what that dance is like, but you know it when you feel it. Maybe that's what you're looking for, a feeling of what that dance is like, but I'm glad I'm not making that determination on a quick basis. Just random thoughts, thankfully I get all my employment through glowing referrals, and try to avoid interviewing anywhere without them so I can skip all of this questionable stuff. |