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Design a Typeahead / Autocomplete System

A typeahead system suggests completions as someone types — fast enough to feel instant, ranked from real traffic, for a structure that's only cheap because its answer is the same for absolutely everyone asking.

How the round runs

Medium · 5 stages · 9 questions · 60 min
~6 min
Requirements Gathering
lists
~6 min
API Design
api rows
~27 min
High-Level Design
whiteboard
~6 min
Database Design
schema
~15 min
Deep Dives
whiteboard

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Duration

Mid-Level · Standard · 60 min