SA — Module 7 of 8
System Design Interviews
System design interviews are the gatekeeping mechanism for architect roles at top companies. This module teaches you the exact framework to structure your thinking under pressure, communicate trade-offs clearly, and produce Portfolio Project 3 — a complete system design you own and can walk through in any interview.
Lessons: 7.1 The System Design Interview Framework · 7.2 Requirements Clarification Technique · 7.3 Back-of-Envelope Estimation · 7.4 The 10 Most Common System Design Questions (Worked Solutions) · 7.5 Diagramming Under Pressure · 7.6 Communicating Trade-offs in Real Time
Portfolio Project 3: Complete system design for a high-scale social media platform (100M+ users)