System Design Interview Mastery

Ace your system design interviews with real-world scenarios and Sruja modeling.

System Design Interview Mastery

Crack your next system design interview. This course teaches you how to approach, design, and model systems that impress interviewers at FAANG companies and top tech firms.

Why This Course?

System design interviews are the most important part of senior engineering interviews. This course gives you:

  • ✅ Real interview questions from top companies
  • ✅ Step-by-step approach to tackle any design question
  • ✅ Sruja modeling to visualize your designs
  • ✅ Best practices that interviewers look for
  • ✅ Common pitfalls to avoid

What You’ll Learn

  • Interview Strategy: How to approach system design questions systematically
  • Scaling & Performance: Handle “design for 1M users” questions confidently
  • Architecture Patterns: Microservices, caching, load balancing, and more
  • Trade-offs: Make informed decisions and explain them clearly
  • Modeling with Sruja: Use Sruja to visualize and communicate your designs

Who This Course Is For

  • Software engineers preparing for senior/staff level interviews
  • Candidates targeting FAANG and top tech companies
  • Engineers who want to improve their system design skills
  • Anyone preparing for architecture/design interviews

Course Structure

Module 1: Performance & Scalability Interview Questions

Master the most common interview questions about scaling and performance.

Interview Questions Covered:

  • “Design a video streaming platform like YouTube”
  • “How would you handle 10M concurrent users?”
  • “Design a system with < 200ms latency”

Module 2: Modular Architecture & Microservices

Tackle complex system design questions requiring distributed systems knowledge.

Interview Questions Covered:

  • “Design an e-commerce platform”
  • “Design a ride-sharing service like Uber”
  • “Design a social media feed”

Module 3: Governance & Policies (Senior/Staff Level)

Answer questions about compliance, governance, and architectural standards.

Interview Questions Covered:

  • “How do you ensure compliance (HIPAA, SOC 2)?”
  • “How do you enforce architectural standards?”
  • “Design a system that must comply with regulations”

Prerequisites

  • Completed System Design 101 or equivalent
  • Familiarity with basic Sruja syntax
  • Understanding of basic system design concepts

Estimated Time

4-5 hours (includes practice exercises)

Interview Success Framework

Each module follows this proven approach:

  1. Understand the Question - Clarify requirements and scope
  2. Design the System - High-level architecture first
  3. Model with Sruja - Visualize your design
  4. Deep Dive - Discuss scaling, trade-offs, and edge cases
  5. Optimize - Improve based on feedback

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:

  • ✅ Approach any system design question with confidence
  • ✅ Design scalable systems that handle millions of users
  • ✅ Explain trade-offs and make informed decisions
  • ✅ Use Sruja to communicate your designs clearly
  • ✅ Avoid common interview mistakes
  • ✅ Impress interviewers with production-ready thinking

Real Interview Questions You’ll Master

  • Design a URL shortener (bit.ly)
  • Design a video streaming service (YouTube/Netflix)
  • Design a ride-sharing service (Uber/Lyft)
  • Design a social media feed (Twitter/Instagram)
  • Design a chat application (WhatsApp/Slack)
  • Design a search engine (Google)
  • Design a payment system (Stripe)
  • Design a distributed cache (Redis)

Ready to ace your next interview? Let’s get started! 🎯