System Design Interview, 2 Volume Set (Bestseller)

System design interviews are the most difficult to tackle of all technical interview questions. This set of 2 Volumes provides a step-by-step framework for how to tackle a system design question. It includes many real-world examples to illustrate the systematic approach, with detailed steps that you can follow.

Volume 1

The First Volume of the System Design Interview - An insider’s guide series that provides a reliable strategy and knowledge base for approaching a broad range of system design questions.

What’s inside?- An insider’s take on what interviewers really look for and why.- A 4-step framework for solving any system design interview question.- 16 real system design interview questions with detailed solutions.- 188 diagrams to visually explain how different systems work.

Volume 2

This book can be seen as a sequel to the book: System Design Interview - An Insider’s Guide Volume 1 . It covers a different set of system design interview questions and solutions. This book should be accessible to readers who have a basic understanding of distributed systems.

This volume provides a reliable strategy and knowledge base for approaching a broad range of system design questions that you may encounter. It will help you feel confident during this important interview.

What’s inside?- 13 real system design interview questions with detailed solutions.- 300+ diagrams to visually explain how different systems work.

About the Authors

Alex Xu is an experienced software engineer and entrepreneur. Previously, he worked at Twitter, Apple and Zynga.

Sahn Lam is a software engineer with decades of experience in building scalable systems at high-growth companies like Discord, Zynga, and NetApp. He has designed, built, operated, and optimized many interesting distributed systems used by millions of users.