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Design a Video Recommendation Engine

System DesignhardVery Common
recommendation-systemsmachine-learningpersonalizationa-b-testing

Reported

11 times

Last seen

2026-03-27

First seen

2025-05-10

Active in

2025, 2026

Description

Design a personalized recommendation system for a streaming platform. Handle cold start, real-time signals, and A/B testing.

Approach Tips

Discuss collaborative filtering, content-based filtering, and hybrid approaches. Cover cold start with popularity-based fallback and exploration vs exploitation.

Sources

Blind·Senior·2026-03-27
Glassdoor·Staff·2026-01-20
Reddit·Senior·2025-10-12
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Netflix

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Typically appears in: Onsite - System Design

60 min — Design a streaming/media or distributed system. Focus on scale, reliability, and tradeoffs.