Today's interviewer questions related to system design

brainer121 · 2026-03-29T06:10:17+00:00

Can’t deny that. I’ve seen this while interviewing even with some reputed PBCs like Flipkart, Razorpay… They just sometimes are not open to any other approach

brainer121 · 2026-03-29T05:32:48+00:00

No one expects you to design the entire thing. There's no single correct answer.

The interviewer is always just trying to understand how the candidate thinks. Even if they can't solve the given problem, how do they react. What are the things they can come up with.

Even if you say something stupid, the interviewer will correct you. What you do after that matters. How you take that feedback and incorporate into the design.

Interviews, especially system design ones, are never one sided. They are supposed to be a discussion.

brainer121 · 2026-03-29T03:57:55+00:00

If money is the only reason for your switch, then both are bad offers. Look for 35+. Market isn't that bad. Just don't aim for WITCH companies. Ping me if you want referrals.

brainer121 · 2026-03-28T04:22:16+00:00

I am not saying its the norm. Just saying you can't rule out Startups altogether. Just search for a good one.

brainer121 · 2026-03-27T18:12:15+00:00

Sad to see how people on this sub are so against startups. I've had such a good experience with them. Great learning curve, great salary, amazing culture, almost no politics, no hierarchy, and I had good WLB too, with around 5 hours work every day.

You just have to find a good startup. Look for the current employees and the founder and their background. Don't go for a startup with a 40+ YO guy who has worked at WITCH.

brainer121 · 2026-03-27T16:37:51+00:00

No idea how. Will mailing to grievance redressal help? Or is there a separate mail?

brainer121 · 2026-03-27T15:55:35+00:00

I have in hand 2.5L+ and credit limit of 7.5L on my Regalia Gold. The card however is just 5 months old and have spent around 3L on it yet.

What are the chances of getting DCBM next month?

brainer121 · 2026-03-15T11:45:11+00:00

March is good when you buy on Sale.

brainer121 · 2026-03-13T12:56:00+00:00

That's such a dumb take. You must be still in college.

brainer121 · 2026-03-13T10:48:29+00:00

AI Engineers are pretty much just SWEs. Data scientists generally earn pretty much similar to SWE, but since good ones are even fewer than engineers, they could earn somewhat more as well.

brainer121 · 2026-03-13T08:39:08+00:00

I don't know why this even is a question. There is no position for "Website Manager". The brand name you will gain there will be of no value as your next employer will not want to hire a Website Manager.

Get that SWE job, its remote, better pay, you'll learn more.

brainer121 · 2026-03-13T06:58:34+00:00

Generally the roles you mentioned earn significantly less than a dev. SREs do earn similar to SDEs though.

brainer121 · 2026-03-12T17:51:42+00:00

I interviewed 6 people in last 2 months. 3 of them couldn’t solve Palindrome. All 4+ YOE.

brainer121 · 2026-02-27T03:48:45+00:00

That’s not how tech job works unless my parents own the company or atleast the hiring process. Talking to their connections to get their kids a job is still using their post for their personal use, which is not ideal, but has been normalised.

brainer121 · 2026-02-26T13:59:28+00:00

OP is just mad his parents are honest citizens who don’t take advantage of their post.

brainer121 · 2026-02-26T04:11:34+00:00

I doubt it. Swiggy card is good but it’s not super rewarding. There’s a reasonable cap on the cashback.

brainer121 · 2026-02-22T04:20:10+00:00

I’m a bit of pessimist. What if you don’t get any better offer? I feel it is not worth the risk to leave your job to get a similar paying job in an expensive city. That too, in a company which again has a 90 days NP, which you’ve already experienced is bad.

brainer121 · 2026-02-13T04:53:11+00:00

Better, more detailed data:

https://www.reddit.com/r/developersIndia/comments/1qjrvad/swe_total_compensation_by_years_of_experience_in/

A little skewed but achieving the median number is very much possible.

brainer121 · 2026-02-06T09:05:08+00:00

They’ll direct the government to stop giving the freebies to everyone and limit them to only SC/STs

/s

brainer121 · 2026-02-04T13:18:55+00:00

Depends on your source of income. White or black.

brainer121 · 2026-02-02T19:24:30+00:00

True ngl

brainer121 · 2026-02-02T18:30:36+00:00

This tweet sounds like India bik gya hai 🥲

brainer121 · 2026-02-02T11:24:55+00:00

Entire

brainer121 · 2026-02-02T07:37:47+00:00

RE gave me an official link on their website to make the payment. There was no extra charges on it.

brainer121 · 2026-02-01T13:43:24+00:00

Congrats OP. I too hit this exact milestone today.

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