URL Shortener Click Analytics Pipeline

A medium Pipeline Design mock interview question on DataDriven. Practice with AI-powered feedback, real code execution, and a hire/no-hire decision.

Domain

Pipeline Design

Difficulty

medium

Seniority

mid, senior

Interview Prompt

Our link shortener does about 200 million redirects a day. Every redirect fires a click event and we need to serve two consumers from that stream: a real-time dashboard that shows per-link clicks within the last hour, and a nightly batch aggregate that powers the analytics API for date-range queries. Traffic is very spiky and some links go viral. Design the pipeline.

How This Interview Works

1. Read the vague prompt (just like a real interview)
2. Ask clarifying questions to the AI interviewer
3. Write your pipeline design solution with real code execution
4. Get instant feedback and a hire/no-hire decision