You're reading from System Design Guide for Software Professionals Build scalable solutions – from fundamental concepts to cracking top tech company interviews

Product type Paperback

Published in Aug 2024

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781805124993

Length 384 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Concepts

Application Development

Authors (2):

Dhirendra Sinha

Tejas Chopra

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Table of Contents (21) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1: Foundations of System Design

2. Chapter 1: Basics of System Design FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Distributed System Attributes

4. Chapter 3: Distributed Systems Theorems and Data Structures

5. Part 2: Core Components of Distributed Systems

6. Chapter 4: Distributed Systems Building Blocks: DNS, Load Balancers, and Application Gateways

7. Chapter 5: Design and Implementation of System Components –Databases and Storage

8. Chapter 6: Distributed Cache

9. Chapter 7: Pub/Sub and Distributed Queues

10. Part 3: System Design in Practice

11. Chapter 8: Design and Implementation of System Components: API, Security, and Metrics

12. Chapter 9: System Design – URL Shortener

13. Chapter 10: System Design – Proximity Service

14. Chapter 11: Designing a Service Like Twitter

15. Chapter 12: Designing a Service Like Instagram

16. Chapter 13: Designing a Service Like Google Docs

17. Chapter 14: Designing a Service Like Netflix

18. Chapter 15: Tips for Interviewees

19. Chapter 16: System Design Cheat Sheet

20. Index

Who this book is for

This book is designed for a wide range of readers in the software engineering field. The three main personas who are the target audience of this content are as follows:

Software engineers and developers: Those looking to expand their skills beyond coding and keen on understanding how large-scale systems are designed and architected. This book will help them grow in their career toward becoming senior engineers, tech leads, and system architects.
System design interview candidates: Professionals preparing for system design interviews at top tech companies. The book covers common interview topics and provides a structured approach to solving design problems.
Engineering managers and tech leads: Those who want to gain a deeper understanding of system design principles to better guide their teams and make informed architectural decisions.
Computer science students: Advanced students who want to supplement their theoretical knowledge with practical insights into how real-world systems are built.