Prepare to tackle the intricate system design of Instagram in this simulated interview experience. You'll engage in a progressive series of questions that challenge your understanding of creating high-performant, large-scale distributed applications. This experience is crafted to mirror real-world interviews at top-tier tech companies like Meta. You'll start with defining the scope and requirements, advance to high-level design, and finally dive deep into detailed architecture and discussion, all while ensuring low latency, scalability, and efficiency.

What you'll practice:

• Enhance your ability to articulate and gather system requirements.
• Develop and justify high-level system architecture using visual aids.
• Deepen your understanding of trade-offs in detailed design scenarios.
• Explore creative and complex problem-solving skills with thought-provoking questions.
• Learn to balance various non-functional requirements to optimize system performance.

By the end of this interview, you'll be better equipped to design robust, large-scale systems, articulate your design decisions confidently, and handle real-world system design challenges with ease.