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System Design Starter
Learn to frame scalable systems with APIs, data models, caching, queues, consistency, observability, and explicit trade-offs.
COURSE SIGNAL
7 weeks
estimated pace38 lessons
guided curriculumAdvanced
recommended levelBY THE END
You will be able to:
Clarify functional and scale requirements
Draw an interview-ready architecture
Choose storage and caching deliberately
Discuss reliability and observability
CURRICULUM
A sequence with intent.
01
System design mindset
7 lessons · 1h 31m02
APIs, storage, and data flow
10 lessons · 2h 40m03
Scale, cache, queue, recover
12 lessons · 3h 03m04
Case-study design reviews
9 lessons · 2h 11mReady to start the System Design Starter orbit?
Begin with a short practice mission, then follow the course at your own pace.
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