System design

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    System Design

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    Welcome to System Design

    Research-backed system design curriculum: 8 Interview Soon patterns (~20h) + 4 Deep Dive patterns for mastery.

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    Comprehensive Concepts
    ~20h
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    Advanced
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    Prerequisites

    3 requirements

    Prerequisites

    Software Engineering Experience

    intermediate

    Experience building and deploying software systems in production

    System Design Fundamentals

    intermediate

    Basic understanding of databases, APIs, and distributed systems

    Scalability Concepts

    intermediate

    Familiarity with load balancing, caching, and performance optimization

    Course Overview

    Learning objectives & outcomes

    Course Overview

    Master system design interviews with a research-backed curriculum. Focus on 8 Interview Soon patterns to prepare in ~20 hours, then go deeper with 4 additional advanced patterns and real-world case studies.

    What You'll Learn

    • The 45-minute interview framework and estimation techniques
    • Core infrastructure: databases, caching, queues, and networking
    • Scalability patterns: consistent hashing, sharding, fan-out
    • Distributed coordination: consensus, transactions, sagas
    • Real-world case studies: URL shortener, rate limiter, and more
    • Advanced topics: AI infrastructure, search, and geo-spatial systems

    Ideal For

    • Software engineers preparing for system design interviews
    • Developers wanting to master large-scale system architecture
    • Engineers targeting senior, staff, and principal roles
    • Professionals preparing for FAANG-level design rounds

    Learning Outcomes

    • Confidently tackle any system design interview question
    • Design scalable distributed systems with proper trade-offs
    • Master the 45-minute framework for structured interview responses
    • Understand real-world architectures through case studies
    • Apply patterns from caching to coordination in practice

    Skills You'll Gain

    System Architecture
    Scalability Design
    Distributed Systems
    Interview Preparation
    Case Study Analysis