System Design
Design scalable, reliable systems for senior backend interviews and real-world engineering. APIs, databases, caching, messaging, and distributed systems.
About the Course
A structured 2 months program across 12 modules.
The course teaches a framework for system design and applies it to systems like URL shortener, chat, news feed, and rate limiter. You write design docs and take mock system design rounds with mentor feedback.
- Structured framework for approaching any system design problem
- API design, database selection, caching, and load balancing trade-offs
- Messaging systems: Kafka, event-driven architecture, and delivery semantics
- Microservices: decomposition, communication, and resilience patterns
- Deep-dive designs: URL shortener, chat, news feed, ride-sharing, notifications
- Communicating trade-offs clearly in mock and real interview settings
What You'll Build
3 hands-on projects
- 1Design documents for 5+ systems (URL shortener, chat, news feed, rate limiter, ride-sharing) - each with requirements, capacity estimate, component diagram, and trade-off analysis
- 2Scalable API design portfolio for 3 systems - interview-ready with component diagrams and written narrative
- 3Mock interview track record: 2 recorded + reviewed sessions with mentor feedback
Course outcomes
Outcomes that translate to better roles and real impact
- Senior Backend Engineer
- Systems Engineer
- Software Engineer (Backend)
- Platform Engineer
- Solutions Architect
Curriculum
12 modules · Your learning path from start to finish
Why Us?
Expert faculty from IIT & MAANG
Learn from top 1% engineers actively building products & startups
Placement Support
Exclusive resume reviews, mock interviews and 1000+ hiring & referral partners
1:1 Expert Sessions
Connect with a personal mentor to get a customised roadmap and regular reviews
Project-Based Learning
Learn by building with hands-on experience that sparks real problem-solving
100% Live Classes
Live interactive classes that challenge, engage, and transform you
Fast Doubt Support
Get quick, personalized help to understand concepts clearly and keep progressing
