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System Design Interviews

System Design Rubric

Generate a structured, weighted rubric for system design interviews. Distribute to your panel for independent scoring and aggregate into a calibrated hire decision — no shared Google Docs or manual tallying.

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Build your system design rubric

Enter the candidate and role details. We'll generate a rubric with 6 calibrated criteria — invite your panel and collect independent scores.

Paste the design prompt or describe the system the candidate was asked to design.

Scoring criteria — 6 weighted dimensions

Pre-calibrated for system design interviews. Save to your account to edit weights.

Requirements Gathering15%
Architecture Design25%
Scalability & Reliability20%
Data Modeling15%
API Design10%
Trade-off Analysis15%

Panel members (optional — up to 3)

Each panelist receives a unique scoring link and submits independently.

How it works

1

Enter candidate details

Add the candidate name, role title, level, and paste the design problem they were given.

2

Review 6 weighted criteria

Architecture, scalability, data modeling, API design, and more — pre-calibrated to 100%.

3

Invite your panel

Add up to 3 panelist emails. Each receives a unique scoring link and submits independently.

4

Get aggregate recommendation

HiringKit calculates the weighted panel scores and surfaces a calibrated hire or no-hire recommendation.

Frequently asked questions

Can I customise the criteria and weights?
The free plan uses 6 pre-calibrated criteria with fixed weights. Upgrade to Pro to edit criterion names, descriptions, and weights — and save custom templates for reuse across future roles.
Do panelists need a HiringKit account?
No. Each panelist receives a unique link to a private scoring page. They submit their scores without creating an account.
How is the aggregate score calculated?
Each panelist scores every criterion from 1–5. Scores are multiplied by the criterion weight, summed per panelist, then averaged across the panel to produce the weighted aggregate.
Why use HiringKit instead of a shared spreadsheet?
HiringKit gives each panelist an independent scoring link (preventing anchoring bias), calculates weighted aggregates automatically, and sends automated reminders when panelists haven't submitted — none of which a spreadsheet does natively.

Calibrate every system design panel

Create a free account to save rubrics, send automated panel reminders, track response rates, and export branded PDF scorecards.