That first impression (and how you tackled it) of system design interviews makes me question their usefulness. Like, how good of a signal can companies really be getting if it's too different from real world systems?
Feels like an artificial wall too - many companies don't approach the scale where this stuff matters, so getting that experience is hard.
Feels like an artificial wall too - many companies don't approach the scale where this stuff matters, so getting that experience is hard.