Interview Questions/System Design/Design a Food Delivery Platform
AdvancedSystem-Design
45 min

Design a Food Delivery Platform

E-commerceGeoPaymentsStreaming
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Interview Question

Design a food delivery platform with restaurant onboarding, live order tracking, payments, and surge pricing.

Key Points to Cover
  • Restaurant onboarding and menu management
  • Real-time order tracking, driver assignment
  • Payments split between restaurants and drivers
  • Surge pricing models based on supply/demand
  • Notifications, support, and fraud prevention
Evaluation Rubric
Solid order lifecycle design25% weight
Effective driver assignment & tracking25% weight
Payments splitting & reconciliation25% weight
Scalability and fraud controls25% weight
Hints
  • 💡Consider restaurant busy hours and batching.
Potential Follow-up Questions
  • How to prevent fake restaurants?
  • How to handle large events surges?
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