Design a Distributed Rate Limiter w/ a Ex-Meta Staff Engineer: System Design Breakdown

Опубликовано: 15 Май 2026
на канале: Hello Interview - SWE Interview Preparation

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00:00 - Intro
01:39 - The Approach
4:07 - Requirements
11:56 - Entities & Interface
14:31 - High Level Design
38:50- Deep Dives
53:12 - Conclusion

A step-by-step breakdown of everyones first system design interview question, Design a Rate Limiter.

Evan, a former Meta Staff Engineer and current co-founder of Hello Interview, walks through the problem from the perspective of an interviewer.

Connect with me on LinkedIn:
Evan: / evan-king-40072280

Resources:
1. Practice with our new Guided Practice: https://www.hellointerview.com/practice
2. Detailed write up of the problem: https://www.hellointerview.com/learn/...
3. System Design In a Hurry: https://www.hellointerview.com/learn/...
4. Excalidraw used in the video: https://link.excalidraw.com/l/56zGeHi...
5. Vote for the question you want us to do next: https://www.hellointerview.com/learn/...

Good luck with your upcoming interviews!