System Design

System Design is a mode inside Spectator, tuned for architecture interviews. Switch the mode picker from Coding to System Design, then capture the prompt or type the question.

1. Select System Design in the mode picker.
2. Screenshot the design prompt with Cmd/Ctrl + S, or type the requirements directly.
3. If the audio assistant is recording, the latest transcript lines are included as context, so the answer reflects what the interviewer just said.
4. Ask follow-ups as the interviewer adds constraints; the guidance adapts to the conversation.

• Component recommendations: load balancers, caches, queues, and services to include, and why.
• Database comparisons: SQL vs. NoSQL trade-offs and specific engine choices for the requirements.
• Scalability guidance: sharding, replication, caching, and horizontal-scaling strategies.

• Capture the written prompt if the interviewer shares one. A screenshot gives more context than a summary.
• Keep the audio assistant recording so spoken requirements feed into the answers.
• Treat suggestions as a starting point, and adapt them to your own experience before presenting.