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  1. 49Design a sentence autocomplete suggestion system. Example: Input - 'I hope you feel', Output - 'better soon'. This system is used in applications like Gmail, Google Docs, and Hangouts.HardSystem design· Google
  2. 50Design a smart closet.HardProduct· Google
  3. 51Design smart furniture for Google.HardProduct· Google
  4. 52Design a solution for attending large events and concerts.HardProduct· Google
  5. 53Design a strategy for Google to enter the TV business.HardProduct· Google
  6. 54Design a system to upgrade hundreds of thousands of machines on the Moon.HardSystem design· Amazon, Google
  7. 55Design the system for a ticket selling web application.HardTechnical· Amazon, Google
  8. 56Design TikTok.HardSystem design· Google, Meta
  9. 57Design a visual landmark recognition system.HardSystem designTechnical· Google
  10. 58Design a washing machine for Google.HardProduct· Google, TikTok
  11. 59Design YouTube's video recommendation engine.HardTechnical· Google
  12. 60Design a key-value store.HardSystem design· Accenture, Anthropic
  13. 61How would you determine insurance pricing for Waymo?HardData· Google
  14. 62How would you double the revenue for Google Maps?HardProduct· Google
  15. 63How many drones would be needed to deliver all FedEx packages in the US?HardProduct· Google
  16. 64Pick an airport and estimate the number of people going through the metal detectors in a day.HardProduct· Google
  17. 65Estimate the annual cost of running YouTube.HardProduct· Google
  18. 66Estimate the cost of storing Google Earth photos.HardProduct· Google
  19. 67Estimate the annual cost of managing Google Photos. What factors would you consider in your calculation?HardProduct· Google
  20. 68Estimate how much it costs to run Youtube for a dayHardProduct· Google
  21. 69Estimate the storage needs for Google Photos on Pixel phones.HardProductSystem design· Google
  22. 70Estimate the number of people who use Google Search to find a new job.HardProduct· Google
  23. 71You're a PM for Gmail. Your team won a communications contract with a 10,000-person colony on Mars. Estimate the necessary network bandwidth.HardProduct· Google
  24. 72Estimate the number of potholes in continental USA.HardProduct· Google