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System Design Questions You Should Prepare For

The document outlines various system design questions categorized into five main areas: high-level system design, database and storage design, scalability and performance, real-time system design, and security and privacy. Each category includes specific examples such as designing a URL shortener, a messaging system, and a fraud detection system. It also offers to focus on specific types of questions based on the reader's expertise.

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System Design Questions You Should Prepare For

The document outlines various system design questions categorized into five main areas: high-level system design, database and storage design, scalability and performance, real-time system design, and security and privacy. Each category includes specific examples such as designing a URL shortener, a messaging system, and a fraud detection system. It also offers to focus on specific types of questions based on the reader's expertise.

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System design questions you should prepare for:

1. High-Level System Design Questions


● Design a URL shortener like Bit.ly.
● Design a social media feed like Facebook or Twitter.
● Design a messaging system like WhatsApp or Messenger.
● Design a file-sharing service like Google Drive or Dropbox.
● Design a scalable notification system.
● Design an API rate limiter like in Twitter’s API.
● Design an online coding interview platform like LeetCode.
● Design a ridesharing service like Uber or Lyft.
● Design an event ticketing system like Ticketmaster.
● Design an online food delivery system like Swiggy or UberEats.
2. Database and Storage Design Questions
● Design a key-value store like Redis.
● Design a time-series database like InfluxDB.
● Design a database schema for an e-commerce website.
● Design a leaderboard system for a gaming platform.
● Design a logging and monitoring system like Datadog.
● Design a search autocomplete system.
● Design a fraud detection system for banking transactions.
● Design a real-time analytics system like Google Analytics.
3. Scalability and Performance-Based Questions
● How would you scale a monolithic application to a microservices-
based architecture?
● How would you handle a sudden traffic spike on your website?
● How would you design a system that supports millions of concurrent
users?
● How would you optimize a slow database query in a high-traffic
system?
● How would you design a system with 99.99% uptime?
● How would you handle eventual consistency in a distributed system?
4. Real-Time System Design Questions
● Design a stock market price tracker.
● Design a real-time chat application.
● Design a multiplayer online game architecture.
● Design a real-time collaborative document editing tool like Google
Docs.
● Design a real-time video streaming service like YouTube or Twitch.
5. Security and Privacy System Design Questions
● How would you prevent SQL injection and other common security
threats?
● Design an authentication and authorization system like OAuth.
● How would you securely store passwords in a database?
● Design a system to detect and prevent DDoS attacks.
● Design a role-based access control system.
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