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Define the contract between the client and the server. Sen advocates for designing clean, stateless REST or gRPC APIs early in the interview. Concurrently, define the core database entities. This is where you make the pivotal choice between (for relational, ACID-compliant transactional data) and NoSQL (for horizontal scalability and unstructured data). Phase 4: High-Level Architecture (HLA)
Instead of telling you what tool to use, he asks why you need it. His approach relies on three core pillars:
His Instagram reels and YouTube videos often discuss recent industry trends, such as integrating AI into system architectures. How to Prepare for System Design Using His Material
A classic interview question focused on database schema and hashing algorithms.
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Uses the client's IP address to determine which server receives the request, ensuring session persistence. 3. Caching and Content Delivery Networks (CDNs)
In the crowded, noisy world of technical interview preparation, there is a distinct signal. It comes in the form of a deep voice, a green marker squeaking against a whiteboard, and a deceptively simple question: “How would you design YouTube?”
Gaurav has a background in competitive programming and software engineering. He includes modules on Multithreading and Concurrency. While less critical for a pure "System Design" round, this is incredibly valuable for the "Machine Coding" rounds often seen in Indian startups and companies like Uber/Flipkart.
Maximizing the speed of a single request versus maximizing the total number of requests processed per second.