Design Google Calendar - Frontend System Design Interview Guide

Hard

You are designing the frontend system for a Google Calendar–like web app.

You have ~60 minutes. You cannot cover everything deeply. Your job is to:

  • Identify scope and prioritize the most important features
  • Define functional + non-functional requirements
  • Propose a frontend architecture
  • Specify API contracts
  • Model state + routes
  • Address performance, reliability, accessibility, and security
  • Mention testing/observability and operational readiness

Do not write UI code. Focus on design and tradeoffs.

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