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Postman.

An API platform for designing, testing, documenting, mocking and monitoring APIs, with shared workspaces and collections.

its questions lean on

API design
machine coding with a real server and database
rate limiting
third-party integrations
scheduling
collaboration and sync

The rounds, as candidates describe them

Hiring managerPast projects and technical questions on them; one candidate was told it was an elimination round.source ↗
Machine coding / API designBuild working APIs in your own IDE with a server and a database of your choice (Node.js is common), then follow-ups on scale.source ↗
HLDA system design round, often mixed with a deep dive on your own work and REST API design.source ↗
Bar raiserOpen-ended design on a Postman feature, such as undoing deleted collections.source ↗

Reported by candidates

From public interview write-ups; each links its source.

Design a Rate Limiter (LLD)Low-level design
LLD-03 · Design a Rate Limiter →IP-02 · Design a Rate Limiter →W01 · DAY 03 · Rate Limiting at Scale →reported in:LeetCode Discuss · Postman Senior Software Engineer, Bangalore, Aug 2024 ↗LeetCode Discuss · Postman SDE 2, Bengaluru (2024) ↗LeetCode Discuss · Postman SDE 2, Declined (2022) ↗
Design a URL ShortenerSystem design
IP-01 · Design a URL Shortener →W01 · BOSS · Design a URL Shortener at Scale →reported in:LeetCode Discuss · Postman SDE 2, Bengaluru (2024) ↗LeetCode Discuss · Postman SDE Fullstack Interview Experience (2024) ↗
Design a Weather App that Aggregates Third-Party ProvidersSystem design
W04 · DAY 01 · Caching Patterns →W02 · DAY 03 · Circuit Breakers →IP-06 · Design a Notification System →reported in:LeetCode Discuss · Postman SDE-2 Interview Experience (2024) ↗LeetCode Discuss · Postman Senior Software Engineer, Bangalore, Aug 2024 ↗
Design a Nested Comments System (Machine Coding)Low-level design
no lesson for this one yetreported in:LeetCode Discuss · Postman SE1, Bangalore (2024) ↗LeetCode Discuss · Postman SDE3, Bangalore, May 2024 ↗LeetCode Discuss · Postman SE-2 Backend, Aug 2022 ↗
Design a News FeedSystem design
IP-07 · Design a News Feed →SQ-21 · Instagram Feed and Stories →W04 · DAY 04 · Feed Caching →reported in:LeetCode Discuss · Postman SE1, Bangalore (2024) ↗
Design a Collaborative EditorSystem design
SQ-20 · Google Docs Collaboration →SQ-15 · Figma Multiplayer Editing →W05 · DAY 04 · Conflict Resolution →reported in:LeetCode Discuss · Postman SE-2 Backend, Aug 2022 ↗
Design a Distributed Job SchedulerSystem design
IP-17 · Design a Distributed Job Scheduler →W02 · DAY 05 · Distributed Cron & Job Scheduling →reported in:LeetCode Discuss · Postman SDE3, Bangalore, May 2024 ↗
Design Undo for Deleted Collections with a TTLLow-level design
W09 · DAY 04 · Right to Deletion →reported in:LeetCode Discuss · Postman SE2/SE1, Bangalore (2024) ↗
Build a Simple Key-Value Store like pickleDBLow-level design
IP-03 · Design a Distributed Key-Value Store →reported in:LeetCode Discuss · Postman SE2/SE1, Bangalore (2024) ↗
Build a Friends Online-Status Service (Machine Coding)Low-level design
IP-08 · Design a Chat System →W01 · DAY 05 · Session Store Design →reported in:LeetCode Discuss · Postman SDE-2 Interview Experience (2024) ↗

Likely, from what they build

Our pick, not a report: questions that fit Postman's products.

Design a Scheduled API Monitoring ServiceSystem design
IP-17 · Design a Distributed Job Scheduler →IP-15 · Design a Metrics Monitoring and Alerting System →W09 · DAY 02 · Noisy Neighbor Prevention →
Design Workspace Sync for Shared API CollectionsSystem design
IP-10 · Design a File Sync Service (Dropbox / Google Drive) →W05 · DAY 04 · Conflict Resolution →

Study path

Every lesson the questions above point to, once, in order.

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