Your System Design Interview performance determines your starting role & salary at top companies. Stand out with this free guide from a FAANG hiring manager.
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Your System Design Interview performance determines your starting role & salary at top companies. Stand out with this free guide from a FAANG hiring manager.
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Course Overview
Only 1 in 5 candidates pass the entire technical interview process at tech companies—their most common pitfall is the System Design Interview. When it comes to System Design Interview preparation, it's not enough to practice System Design Interview questions. This is because, unlike other technical interviews, there are many possible solutions to a given System Design problem. Rather, to excel in these interviews, you must be able to demonstrate the soft skills and thought processes that interviewers are lo...
TAKEAWAY SKILLS
System Design
Prepare For Interview
What You'll Learn
Simulate the real-world design process in the interview.
Tackle any System Design problem with an 8-step method.
Discuss the appropriate talking points for your desired role.
Demonstrate collaboration skills, adaptability, and a growth mindset.
Complete your high-level design under a time crunch.
Evaluate trade-offs between common System Design attributes.
Recognize commonly used components in any System Design (e.g., cache, load balancer, etc.).
Understand the importance of mastering System Design Interviews at tech companies.
What You'll Learn
Simulate the real-world design process in the interview.
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Course Content
Introduction to the System Design Interview Handbook
System Design 101
Sending Hireable Signals
Getting to the Finish Line
Mastering the System Design Interview
Course Author
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Anthony Walker
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Emma Bostian 🐞
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Eric Downs
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Kenan Eyvazov
DevOps Engineer
Souvik Kundu
Front-end Developer
Eric Downs
Musician/Entrepeneur
Anthony Walker
@_webarchitect_
Emma Bostian 🐞
@EmmaBostian
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Frequently Asked Questions
How can I improve my System Design interview?
To excel in System Design interviews, practice common scenarios like URL shorteners, social media, or e-commerce. Break down systems into components like databases, caching, and APIs, and analyze their interactions, data flow, and scalability. Understand concepts like load balancing, replication, sharding, and partitioning. Practice communicating trade-offs and your design choices effectively. Mock interviews can also help refine your approach.