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Master Scalable System Design

Core building blocks, real-world case studies and interview-ready frameworks — essential for senior roles and FAANG interviews.

  • Scalability & load balancing
  • Storage & caching
  • Real system case studies

Basics & Fundamentals

Beginner
Client-Server Architecture

Understanding how clients communicate with servers

IP, TCP, UDP, HTTP/HTTPS

Core networking protocols every engineer should know

REST APIs vs GraphQL

Comparing API design approaches

DNS & CDN Basics

How domain resolution and content delivery work

Load Balancing

Distributing traffic across multiple servers

Databases & Storage

Intermediate
SQL vs NoSQL

When to use relational vs non-relational databases

Database Sharding

Horizontal partitioning of data across databases

Replication & Partitioning

Data redundancy and distribution strategies

CAP Theorem

Understanding distributed system trade-offs

Caching Strategies (Redis, Memcached)

Improving performance with in-memory caching

Scalability Patterns

Intermediate
Horizontal vs Vertical Scaling

Scale out vs scale up strategies

Microservices Architecture

Breaking monoliths into distributed services

Message Queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ)

Asynchronous communication between services

Event-Driven Architecture

Building reactive, decoupled systems

Rate Limiting & Throttling

Protecting systems from abuse and overload

Real System Designs

Advanced
Design Twitter

Social media feed, followers, trending topics

Design Instagram

Photo sharing, stories, explore feed

Design WhatsApp

Real-time messaging, presence, encryption

Design YouTube

Video streaming, recommendations, search

Design Uber

Real-time location, matching, surge pricing

System Design Interview Questions

ProblemDifficulty
Design LeetCodeMedium
Design URL ShortenerEasy
Design WebhookMedium
Design Google DocsHard
Design Spotify Top K SongsMedium
Design YelpMedium
Design Rate LimiterEasy
Design PastebinEasy
Design Realtime Monitoring SystemMedium
Design Typeahead SystemMedium
Design a Comment SystemMedium
Design TwitterHard
Design WhatsAppHard
Design DropboxHard
Design YouTubeHard
Design UberHard
Design Google MapsHard
Design TicketMasterHard
Design NetflixHard

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