Plum Sde2

Summary

I experienced an SDE2 interview at Plum, which involved questions on system design, networking, Docker, and a data structures & algorithms problem.

I had an SDE2 interview at Plum. The interview covered a range of topics including system design, low-level design, and data structures.

01
How DNS Works
System Design
Describe the working mechanism of DNS.
02
HTTP Request Types
System Design
List and describe different kinds of HTTP requests (methods).
03
DNS Caching Mechanism
System Design
Explain how DNS caching is implemented and works.
04
What is a Dockerfile
Other
Define what a Dockerfile is and its purpose.
05
VM vs Docker Deployment
System Design
Explain the differences between VM deployment and Docker deployment.
06
API Gateway vs Load Balancer
System Design
Differentiate between an API Gateway and a Load Balancer.
07
Circuit Breaker Pattern
System Design
Discussion or questions related to the Circuit Breaker design pattern.
08
Find Free Time in Intervals
Data Structures & Algorithms · Medium
Given a list of busy time intervals for multiple employees, find the common free time intervals.