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How to Ace a FAANG System Design Interview in 2026
Lucas and Luna dive into what makes a system design interview different in 2026, using the example of designing a real-time ride-sharing platform. Lucas explains the shift from scaling monolithic apps to event-driven microservices, and why distributed caching matters more than ever. Luna challenges common prep advice, asking whether memorizing patterns still works. They walk through the five-step framework Lucas recommends: functional requirements, non-functional requirements, core design, deep dive, and trade-offs. The episode includes a specific technique for handling data consistency…
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