Linkedin Loop || System design round || Software Engineer IC2
- Posted
- 4 Mar 2026
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Summary
I had a system design round at LinkedIn for a Software Engineer IC2 role. I was asked to design a metric collection and querying system.
How it went
System design round at LinkedIn. It focuses on both HLD and LLd. Duration - 60 mins.
Awaiting for reply from the recruiter.
Questions asked (1)
- 01
Design Metric Collection and Querying System
System Design
The system will both collect metrics from a large fleet of machines, and retrieve them over a requested period of time to be shown in an external visualization system. You can assume that a metric is represented by the [timestamp, node, metric, value] tuple.