Developing the Technical Sensitivity in a System Design Interview

At FamPay, Shobhit is helping build infrastructure to handle millions of transactions and delight the young generation with new experiences. He talks about his journey starting from being an Engineer at Goldman Sachs, working through big tech companies like Microsoft and Amazon, trying hands at a startup to working at Whatsapp. He also discusses some of the challenges they are solving.

Timeline:

00:00 Introduction
00:25 A day in the life of Shobhit Gupta
02:46 On Work-life Balance
04:13 His journey and coming back to India
12:25 Culture in Big Tech Companies(FAANG)
16:57 Designing systems for scale
20:05 Difference in Big Companies vs Startups
28:44 Why did he choose Fintech Industry and his thoughts on UPI
34:54 Challenges when handling Millions of users
40:52 Experience in building for the Young teenage audience
46:55 Product launch checks, security, and testing
49:58 Work structure within the company
54:57 Overcoming referral reward issue at Fampay
01:00:55 Hiring at Fampay and challenges
01:05:56 Fampay Interview and Hiring process
01:11:15 How to design systems in a better?
01:15:55 Dealing with Rules and Regulations in Fintech
01:22:15 Future of Fintech in India

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