System Design for PMs: How AI Changes Everything

Hosted by Gaurav Sen and Rachel Windzberg

Wed, Mar 11, 2026

4:00 PM UTC (1 hour)

Virtual (Zoom)

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What you'll learn

Why is system design important? Understand the foundations.

With AI, the barrier to building is lower, and you need to understand the impact and trade-offs to launch successfully

What Product Managers are evaluated on?

Engineering communication, tradeoff understanding, and guiding products to successful launches from MVP to scale.

See a practical example to set you up for success

Learn a system design for Agentic AI, the trade-offs to to consider, and risks to be aware of.

How to prepare for system design interviews?

Prepare with confidence in a way that helps you tie system design to your experience without getting lost.

Why this topic matters

AI blurs the lines between product managers and engineers. Companies (e.g., Meta), require current PMs to pass system design interviews, expected to land diffs and code. We are entering an era where building costs are zero, and teams jump from idea to test without fully considering the “how”: success measurement, scalability, privacy, security, introducing trade-offs you need to account for.

You'll learn from

Gaurav Sen

Founder - InterviewReady

Gaurav Sen is a Software Engineer with experience designing and building AI systems at InterviewReady. He has also worked with companies like Docker and NeonDB in explaining how to build reliable AI systems. Gaurav has previously spoken at the University of Houston-Texas, IIT Gandhinagar, and BITS Hyderabad.

Rachel Windzberg

Executive and Career Coach; Principal Product Manager

  • 15+ years experience at Amazon, Meta, Datadog, and Fiverr (pre-IPO) as an IC and a manager
  • Interviewed 200+ candidates (100+ at Meta)
  • Calibrated 20+ interviewers at Meta
  • Coached dozens of clients preparing for Product Management interviews
  • 5+ years as a career coach and advisor, specializing in tech and product management (CPC certified)
  • Career advisor for Columbia Business School MBA



"Working with Rachel changed how I approach interviews. Instead of memorizing frameworks, I learned to actually reason through product problems and stay calm when things go off script.” – Rob Wise, product manager (L6, Meta)"


"Rachel's coaching helped me land two job offers in just one month after five months of searching on my own. Her down-to-earth, holistic approach went beyond interview preparation, providing personalized guidance to boost my confidence and align my personal and long-term goals. Through executive coaching, Rachel helped me develop a plan for successful onboarding, focusing on relationship management and sustainable career growth. " - Estee Goldschmidt (Director of Product Management @ Signify)


" Rachel’s coaching was a game changer for me. She took the time to understand me, and helped me see my blind spots that I didn’t even realize I had. I always had specific resources and actionable feedback to work on, which helped a lot in making the interviews feel less overwhelming. Rachel is not just a coach; she’s genuinely invested in your success." - Fady (Product Manager @ Google)



Previously at

Uber
Amazon
Instagram
Meta
Datadog

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