Design a Cloud IDE That Edits and Runs Code in Browser-Accessible Workspaces
Company: OpenAI
Role: Software Engineer
Category: System Design
Difficulty: hard
Interview Round: Onsite
Overview: Design a cloud IDE in which developers edit and run code and use a terminal in the browser while their files and execution environments live on remote servers. It tests workspace lifecycle and cold starts, isolation of untrusted code, durable file storage, real-time editor and terminal channels, host scheduling, and failure handling at scale.
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