System design

Meta System Design Questions

Every system design problem candidates reported at Meta between September 2025 and September 2026, most-asked first. Each one links to a full solution. Tick them off as you go.

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26problems
56candidate reports
16asked more than once
25topics
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Topics

Online Judge and Coding Contest Platform (LeetCode)
6 reports · last seen Apr 2026Distributed SystemsSecurityScheduling
Intermediate▶ Mock
Design Boolean Search over User Status Posts
5 reports · last seen Aug 2026SearchDistributed SystemsAlgorithms
Intermediate▶ Mock
Design an ad click aggregation service
4 reports · last seen Feb 2026AdsAnalyticsData Pipelines
Advanced+2▶ Mock
Design an Instagram-Style Social Feed
3 reports · last seen May 2026Distributed SystemsMediaSearch
Advanced+2▶ Mock
Design an Online Game Leaderboard
3 reports · last seen Apr 2026Distributed SystemsReal-timeStorage
Beginner▶ Mock
Live Comments for Live Video (Facebook Live / TikTok Live)
3 reports · last seen Apr 2026Real-timeMessagingDistributed Systems
Intermediate▶ Mock
Design an online auction system
3 reports · last seen Feb 2026Real-timeDistributed SystemsPayments
Advanced▶ Mock
Design content moderation for a posting app
3 reports · last seen Feb 2026AI / MLSecurityData Pipelines
Advanced▶ Mock
Design Search And Web Crawling Systems
2 reports · last seen May 2026Distributed SystemsStorageSearch
Advanced+2▶ Mock
Design an On-Demand Delivery Platform
2 reports · last seen Apr 2026GeospatialReal-timeE-commerce
Advanced▶ Mock
Design Queue And Taxi Matching Services
2 reports · last seen Apr 2026GeospatialReal-timeDistributed Systems
Advanced+2▶ Mock
Design a location-based radius top-K search
2 reports · last seen Mar 2026GeospatialSearchCaching
Intermediate▶ Mock
Design a marketplace price tracking service
2 reports · last seen Mar 2026E-commerceSchedulingData Pipelines
Intermediate▶ Mock
BookMyShow
2 reports · last seen Feb 2026Distributed SystemsPaymentsBooking System
Beginner▶ Mock
Design a YouTube/Netflix video platform
2 reports · last seen Feb 2026Media StreamingCDNStorage
Advanced▶ Mock
Design a recommendation system from scratch
2 reports · last seen Feb 2026AI / MLData PipelinesDistributed Systems
Advanced▶ Mock
Design a Reliable Notification System
1 report · last seen Aug 2026Real-timeMessagingDistributed Systems
Advanced+5▶ Mock
Distributed Rate Limiter
1 report · last seen Aug 2026Rate LimitingDistributed SystemsAPI Design
Intermediate+9▶ Mock
Distributed Cache and the Hot Key / Cache Stampede Problem
1 report · last seen Aug 2026CachingDistributed SystemsDatabases
Intermediate▶ Mock
Design a fitness tracking app
1 report · last seen Mar 2026GeospatialStorageAPI Design
Intermediate▶ Mock
Design a chat messaging system
1 report · last seen Feb 2026Real-timeMessagingDistributed Systems
Advanced+5▶ Mock
MakeMyTrip – Hotel Booking System
1 report · last seen Feb 2026Distributed SystemsPaymentsBooking System
Beginner+3▶ Mock
Design a post privacy/visibility system
1 report · last seen Feb 2026SecurityDistributed SystemsCaching
Advanced▶ Mock
Troubleshoot a single-node web outage
1 report · last seen Jan 2026ObservabilityDistributed SystemsDatabases
Intermediate▶ Mock
Design a distributed job scheduler
1 report · last seen Dec 2025SchedulingDistributed SystemsEvent Driven
Advanced+7▶ Mock
Design a flight search platform
1 report · last seen Oct 2025SearchCachingData Pipelines
Advanced▶ Mock

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Frequently Asked Questions

What system design questions does Meta ask?

Candidates reported 26 distinct system design problems at Meta between September 2025 and September 2026, including Online Judge and Coding Contest Platform (LeetCode), Design Boolean Search over User Status Posts, Design an ad click aggregation service.

How to prepare for Meta system design interview?

Start with the Meta problems reported most often, work through each full solution, then practice explaining a design end to end under time pressure in a mock interview.

What is the difference between HLD and LLD at Meta?

HLD (High-Level Design) focuses on system architecture, scalability, and component interactions. LLD (Low-Level Design) dives into class diagrams, API contracts, and database schemas. Meta tests both.