Moving beyond "it needs to be fast" to "we need 400 nodes to handle this QPS."
Unlike LeetCode-style coding rounds, system design is open-ended. There is no "single right answer." Interviewers aren't just checking if you know what a Load Balancer is; they are evaluating your ability to: Moving beyond "it needs to be fast" to
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