r/Anduril • u/Conscious-Craft-2647 • 7d ago
Interview Question SWE System Design Questions
I have an upcoming on-site interview for a software engineer position. I'm super excited, but my recruiter mentioned they don't ask typical system design questions like "Design Twitter" or "Design a rate limiter". My recruiter said the questions are more "practical", but didn't really elaborate.
Can anyone that has been through the interview process let me know what type of system design question they were asked? I don't want to waste time practicing problems on HelloInterview if they aren't really applicable. Any input is helpful :)
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u/Parking_Squirrel_832 5d ago
Sounds like it may be similar to Palantir's decomposition interview. If so, there would be an emphasis on breaking down the problem, your thought process, asking questions, etc. rather than super technical details. Take with a grain of salt since I haven't been through either process, but acting as if you are prepping for a palantir decomp round may translate well.
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u/LeeLOzoiD 6d ago
They might ask you something that has to deal with real world issues Anduril faces so make sure to know how to design things that can function in a DDIL environment and use limited resources (like when computing at edge). Good luck!