3 Month System design Course (4 sections a week, 16 sections a month, 48 sections overall)
Day 1-2: Introduction to System Design
- Overview of system design concepts
- Importance of system design in software engineering
- Key components of a system
- Real-life example: Introduction to Netflix's system architecture
Day 3-4: Scalability
- Understanding scalability and its importance
- Horizontal vs. vertical scaling
- Techniques for designing scalable systems
- Real-life example: Scalability challenges faced by Twitter
Day 5-6: Performance
- Factors affecting system performance
- Performance optimization techniques
- Tools for performance monitoring and analysis
- Real-life example: Performance tuning in Amazon's AWS infrastructure
- Documentation: Amazon CloudWatch
- Article: Performance at Scale: Using Amazon CloudWatch for Monitoring
Day 7-8: Reliability
- Importance of reliability in system design
- Strategies for achieving high reliability
- Handling failures gracefully
- Real-life example: Reliability engineering at Google
Day 9-10: Availability
- Concepts of high availability
- Redundancy and fault tolerance
- Techniques for designing highly available systems
- Real-life example: Achieving high availability in Facebook's infrastructure
Day 11-12: Load Balancing
- Introduction to load balancing
- Different load balancing algorithms
- Implementing load balancers in distributed systems
- Real-life example: Load balancing strategies at Airbnb
- Article: Airbnb’s Migration to Kubernetes
- Article: Scaling Airbnb's Experimentation Platform
Day 13-14: Caching
- Importance of caching in system design
- Types of caching strategies
- Best practices for caching implementation
- Real-life example: Caching techniques used by Instagram
- Article: Scaling Instagram Infrastructure
- Article: Caching in Instagram with Django
Day 15-16: Data Storage
- Overview of different types of data storage solutions
- Relational vs. NoSQL databases
- Data partitioning and replication strategies
- Real-life example: Data storage architecture at LinkedIn
Day 17-18: Database Design
- Fundamentals of database design
- Normalization and denormalization
- Indexing strategies for performance optimization
- Real-life example: Database design challenges at Uber
- Article: Uber Engineering: Databases at Scale
Day 19-20: Messaging Systems
- Introduction to messaging systems
- Pub/Sub vs. Message Queues
- Implementing messaging patterns in distributed systems
- Real-life example: Messaging system architecture at Slack
Day 21-22: API Design
- Principles of good API design
- RESTful vs. GraphQL APIs
- Versioning and documentation best practices
- Real-life example: API design considerations at Stripe
- Article: Stripe API Reference
- Article: Stripe Engineering: The Stripe API
Day 23-24: Authentication and Authorization
- Understanding authentication and authorization
- OAuth, JWT, and session-based authentication
- Role-based access control (RBAC) vs. attribute-based access control (ABAC)
- Real-life example: Authentication and authorization mechanisms at PayPal
- Documentation: PayPal Identity Platform
Day 25-26: Security
- Common security threats in system design
- Strategies for securing systems
- Encryption, hashing, and other security measures
- Real-life example: Security practices at Airbnb
Day 27-28: Microservices Architecture
- Introduction to microservices architecture
- Benefits and challenges of microservices
- Design considerations for microservices-based systems
- Real-life example: Microservices adoption at Netflix
Day 29-30: Service Discovery
- Understanding service discovery
- Service discovery patterns
- Implementing service discovery in distributed systems
- Real-life example: Service discovery strategies at Spotify
Day 31-32: Containerization
- Introduction to containerization
- Docker basics
- Orchestrating containers with Kubernetes
- Real-life example: Containerization at Pinterest
Day 33-34: Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- Concepts of Infrastructure as Code
- Tools like Terraform and CloudFormation
- Benefits of IaC in system design
- Real-life example: Infrastructure as Code practices at Dropbox
- Article: [Dropbox Engineering: Infrastructural Repaving at Dropbox](https://blogs.dropbox.com/tech/2015
/09/infrastructure-repaving-at-dropbox/)
Day 35-36: Event-Driven Architecture
- Introduction to event-driven architecture
- Event sourcing and CQRS patterns
- Implementing event-driven systems
- Real-life example: Event-driven architecture at Netflix
Day 37-38: Design Patterns
- Overview of common design patterns in system design
- Creational, structural, and behavioral patterns
- Applying design patterns to real-world scenarios
- Real-life example: Design patterns used in Google's infrastructure
Day 39-40: Monitoring and Logging
- Importance of monitoring and logging
- Tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK stack
- Best practices for logging and monitoring setup
- Real-life example: Monitoring and logging practices at LinkedIn
Day 41-42: Testing Strategies
- Principles of testing in system design
- Unit testing, integration testing, and end-to-end testing
- Strategies for testing distributed systems
- Real-life example: Testing strategies at Airbnb
Day 43-44: Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)
- Introduction to CI/CD pipelines
- Tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, and CircleCI
- Automating deployment processes
- Real-life example: CI/CD pipelines at Twitter
Day 45-46: Performance Testing
- Importance of performance testing
- Load testing, stress testing, and endurance testing
- Tools for performance testing
- Real-life example: Performance testing at Facebook
Day 47-48: Disaster Recovery
- Strategies for disaster recovery in system design
- Backup and restore processes
- Business continuity planning
- Real-life example: Disaster recovery strategies at Amazon
- Article: AWS Disaster Recovery Whitepaper