System Design Interview Crash Course
Master modern system design in two weeks with 30+ real-world problems and a rigorous 14-step framework.

Course Overview
System Design Crash Course is designed to fast-track your transformation from a standard developer to a software architect in just 14 days. Unlike typical tutorials that rely on vague, high-level diagrams, this course equips you with a rigorous 14-Step Framework to dissect over 30 real-world systems. We remove the intimidation factor by guiding you through every critical architectural decision, including functional and non-functional requirements, API design, database schema modeling, and handling distinct failure scenarios. Whether you are targeting FAANG interviews or stepping into an engineering leadership role, this course moves beyond simple memorization to deep architectural mastery. You will follow a structured daily roadmap that teaches you to navigate complex trade-offs, master essential building blocks like Kafka and Redis, and build scalable, reliable systems from scratch. By the end of this journey, you won't just be able to draw a system; you will possess the intuition and proven methodology to design the software that powers the modern world.
Course Content
Introduction
Day 1: Content Delivery & Media
Day 2: Key-Value & Caching Internals
Day 3: Chat & Real-time Communication
Day 4: Reliability & Observability
Day 5: Storage & Retrieval (Blob & File)
Day 6: E-Commerce & Transactions
Day 7: Social Graph & Networking
Day 8: Collaboration Tools
Day 9: Streaming & Big Data
Day 10: Software Infrastructure
Day 11: Distributed Compute & Intelligence
Day 12: Search, Indexing & Retrieval Systems
Day 13: Location & Booking Services
Day 14: Coordination & Configuration
Conclusion
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About the Author

Arslan Ahmad
Industry Expertise & Leadership
Arslan Ahmad is the lead author of System Design Interview Crash Course. As the founder of Design Gurus and a former FAANG hiring manager, he has worked at industry giants like Facebook (now Meta) and Microsoft.
He has conducted hundreds of system design interviews, giving him unique insight into what top tech companies look for in candidates.
The course also incorporates expertise from senior engineers at Google, Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, and Uber, ensuring you learn system design best practices from professionals who have built and scaled real-world systems.
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