1p3a Question · Oct 2025 · Los Angeles

Distributed Machine Cluster Count and Topology

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Problem Description You have a tree structure. Each node in the tree is a machine in a cluster. Each machine can only talk to its parent and its children by sending messages. You need t

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This is a reported interview question from a openai interview for a swe role reported in 2025.

It covers the following topics: Tree, System Design, Sql, Strings .

Difficulty rating: Easy