System Design Interview Prep Crash Course

System Design Interview Prep Crash Course

Have a System Design Interview coming up? Breeze through the basics and get interview-ready in hours through a selection of hand-picked practice problems.

Intermediate

33 Lessons

7h

Certificate of Completion

Have a System Design Interview coming up? Breeze through the basics and get interview-ready in hours through a selection of hand-picked practice problems.

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This course includes

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This course includes

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41 Quizzes
16 Code Snippets

Course Overview

System design interviews play a vital role in hiring software engineers and managers. These interviews test the ability of the candidate to solve problems under different constraints. A candidate’s performance in a system design interview is a significant factor in deciding the hire/no-hire decisions and the level assigned to the incoming candidate. In this course, you’ll go through a miniature form of our primary course on system design: Grokking Modern System Design Interview for Engineers & Managers. Th...Show More

What You'll Learn

An understanding of system design to get you ready for the interview in less time

Familiarity with a collection of 30 frequently asked design problems and solutions

The ability to pick and choose a problem of your liking and complete it in 15 minutes

An understanding of how various popular web-scale services are constructed

The ability to learn how larger systems use smaller systems as building blocks

What You'll Learn

An understanding of system design to get you ready for the interview in less time

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Course Content

1.

Introduction

This chapter introduces you to System Design and its Interview, course structure, prerequisites, and how it prepares you for system design interviews.
2.

Elementary Design Problems

This chapter teaches you fundamental system designs like load balancers, distributed caches, messaging queues, etc. essential for designing real-world systems.
3.

Advanced Design Problems

This chapter focuses on complex designs like YouTube, Uber, Google Maps, Instagram, etc., honing your skills for the tough system design interviews.
4.

Concluding Remarks

This chapter wraps up the course, summarizing key insights and preparing you for success in your upcoming system design interviews.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many days does it take to prepare for a System Design interview?

Preparing for a System Design interview can take anywhere from 3 to 10 weeks, depending on your skill level, the role you’re applying to, and other external factors. Ideally, you should commit to 3 hours a day for 5 days a week.