Apple System Design Interview Question for Software Engineer

Mehul-JaiswalMehul-Jaiswal·
Interview date

December 8, 2025

Company

Apple

Role

Software Engineer - AiDP Reliability Engineering, IS&T, Early Career

Level

Junior/New Grad

Region

NA (North America)

Round type

System Design

Team/Org

AiDP

Stage

Onsite

Tasked with designing the core infrastructure for a global music streaming service (similar to Apple Music). The system must support millions of concurrent users, provide sub second latency for audio playback, and ensure strict data integrity for user subscriptions. Design the Core: Sketch a high level architecture that includes an Origin Server, a Content Delivery Network (CDN), and regional Points of Presence (PoPs...

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