System Design Prep Resources (Optiver)
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Hey, I recently
passed the behavioral phone call with Optiver and am now preparing for the technical round. While I expect the focus to be on DSA, I want to prep a little system design too. I have not
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Hey, I recently
passed the behavioral phone call with Optiver and am now preparing for the technical round. While I expect the focus to be on DSA, I want to prep a little system design too. I have not studied system design before. I’ve been researching, but I have found so many resources that it’s hard to figure out where to start. Some of the ones I’ve come across include: *
The System Design Primer (GitHub) *
Grokking the System Design Interview *
System Design Interview by Alex Xu *
Jordan Has No Life on YouTube I’ve seen mixed opinions on all of these, and since I’m short on time, I want to focus on the best resource for someone at a new grad level. Ideally, I’m looking for something free, but I’m open to other suggestions if it’s really worth it. If you’ve gone through Optiver’s technical process or have experience with new grad-level system design interviews, I’d really appreciate your recommendations on where to start.
About This Question
This is an interview discussion from a optiver interview for a swe role (new grad level) during the phone screen round reported in 2025.
It covers the following topics: System Design, Behavioral .
Difficulty rating: Hard