Design a task system with assignments
Company: Instacart
Role: Software Engineer
Category: Software Engineering Fundamentals
Difficulty: medium
Interview Round: Technical Screen
Overview: This question evaluates data modeling, API/interface design, and system-design competencies—focusing on entity relationships (Task versus Assignment), CRUD semantics, and ranking/sorting behavior in an in-memory task management system.
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