Note:

This is an garden that’s being grown. Please let me know any notes you may have!

The Basics

What is system design

Types of Interviews:

• Product Design
  • Design a service like x
  • What tools and trade offs are we doing?
• Infrastructure Design
  • Design a x, (rate limiter, messager broker)
  • How do we build the tool?
• OOP Design
  • Design the class for x
  • How do we design the tool? What are the usecases and what do we need.
• Frontend Design:
  • Design the frontend for x
  • How will people use the tool?

General Guidelines to Ace your System Design Interview

• Be likable.
• Break down the problems, solve issues that may arise in a systemic way.
• Go from tough to trivial questions.
• Know your technologies, best practices, and how to use them.
• Communicate. See ya, —Brody