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System designMediumsd-p014
Subject ScalabilityLevel Mid–Senior~45 minCommon in Distributed systems interviewsIndustries Technology, Software development

Question

Design a 'find nearby' service (drivers, restaurants, or friends) that answers proximity queries over millions of moving and static points.

What a strong answer looks like

Clarify scale and constraints first. Propose a clean component breakdown, then go deep on the hard parts — data model, bottlenecks, consistency, failure modes — and name the trade-offs you are making.

Narrate your design
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Run or narrate your approach, then ask the coach.