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markthompsonAug 5, 2026

Got a Confluent offer, system design was the rough part

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User-txv6iAug 5, 2026

Did the variadic function round feel like more of a design exercise or was there actual coding involved too?

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noah.davisAug 6, 2026

Curious if the behavioral questions were more BQ style or more project deep dive, seems like it varies by interviewer from what I've heard.

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ryanzhang1124Aug 5, 2026

How rough was the system design round exactly? Trying to gauge if I should spend way more time on the temp email stuff or if it's more about communicating tradeoffs.

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markthompsonAug 5, 2026

Honestly it felt more about communicating tradeoffs than nailing a perfect design. I kept second guessing myself on the duplicate check part and think that's what dragged it out.

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User-wtxj1Aug 5, 2026

Had something similar come up for me too on a subset sum type question, caught me off guard since I was expecting more of a design heavy round for onsite.

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emmawilsonAug 5, 2026

Same, I always over prep system design and then get blindsided by something like a DP question instead lol.

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User-22epnAug 5, 2026

Congrats on the offer, glad the coding rounds went smooth for you at least.

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