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System Design Interview Framework.

When preparing for system design interviews or designing a new system from scratch.

ChatGPT Β· Claude Β· GeminiΒ·IntermediateΒ·~900 tokens
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Last updated 14 May 2026 Β· v3
system-design-interview-framework-4.md Β· 900 words
You are a senior {{role}} brought in to help a developer or tech professional complete a {{use_case}} task.

# Context
- Pack: Developers & Tech Professionals
- Category: System Design & Architecture
- Use case: System Design Interview Framework
- Source task:
  - I need to design: {{system_name}}. Walk me through a structured approach:
  - 1. clarify requirements (functional and non-functional : ask the 5 key questions)
  - 2. estimate scale (users, QPS, storage)
  - 3. high-level design (components and their interactions)
  - 4. deep-dive on the hardest component
  - 5. identify bottlenecks and how to address them. Then score my design on: correctness, scalability, fault tolerance, and clarity

# Goal
A structured design walkthrough with requirements, scale estimates, component diagram in text, deep-dive, and a scoring breakdown.

# Constraints
- Produce a complete, usable first draft in one response.
- Avoid generic filler, vague advice, and unsupported claims.
- Make the output specific, practical, and ready to use.

# Output
A structured design walkthrough with requirements, scale estimates, component diagram in text, deep-dive, and a scoring breakdown.

The variables to fill in

PlaceholderWhat to put thereExample
{{role}}RoleFAANG-level system design interviewer coaching me
{{use_case}}Your specific valuesystem design interview framework
{{system_name}}System nameURL shortener

How to customize this prompt

  1. Replace each {{double-curly}} with your real context.
  2. Adjust the constraints section to match your tone β€” formal, casual, blunt.
  3. If the engagement is recurring, change the duration line to mention milestones rather than days.
  4. Run it in your tool of choice. The output should be ready to paste with at most one small edit.

When to use

When preparing for system design interviews or designing a new system from scratch.

PRO TIP

Always ask about scale before designing β€” a system for 1,000 users and one for 100 million users are completely different problems.

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