Design a replicated cloud storage service

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This question evaluates a candidate's system-design competency in distributed cloud storage, covering metadata/data separation, replication models, read/write paths, failure recovery, and operational trade-offs.

Design a replicated cloud storage service

Company: Microsoft

Role: Software Engineer

Category: System Design

Difficulty: hard

Interview Round: Technical Screen

Overview: This question evaluates a candidate's system-design competency in distributed cloud storage, covering metadata/data separation, replication models, read/write paths, failure recovery, and operational trade-offs.

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Jan 22, 2026
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