System Design Mastery podcast artwork
Technology

System Design Mastery

by RaviRaaja Lakshmanan
Share this ranking Claiming needs an RSS feed. Contact us.

Chart positions today · Brazil

Not on the Brazil charts we track today.

If you like System Design Mastery, try…

Latest episodes

  • Buffered, Eventually - Youtube System Design

    January 18, 2026 · 16 min

    Buffered, Eventually is a system design podcast where two senior engineers break down how large-scale video platforms like YouTube are built—and the tradeoffs behind every layer. We discuss video upload pipelines, transcoding, storage, CDN…

  • Indexed, Eventually

    January 17, 2026 · 13 min

    Indexed, Eventually is a system design podcast where two senior engineers break down how large-scale post search systems are built—and where they break first. Using a Facebook-style post search as a running example, we dive into inverted…

  • Fitness Tracking Apps - Feed Meets Telemetry

    January 16, 2026 · 14 min

    Feed Meets Telemetry is a system design podcast where two senior engineers break down how fitness platforms like Strava are built—and the tradeoffs behind every design choice. We talk about activity tracking, GPS ingestion, real-time sync…

  • Nearest Cab - Uber System Design

    January 15, 2026 · 13 min

    Nearest cab is a system design podcast where two senior engineers break down how ride-hailing platforms like Uber are built—and the tradeoffs behind every decision. We discuss real-time matching, geo-indexing, dispatch algorithms, pricing…

  • Verified Review - A Review platform at scale

    January 14, 2026 · 15 min

    Verified Review is a system design podcast where two senior engineers break down how local business review platforms are built—and the tradeoffs behind every design choice. The conversations are practical and experience-driven, focusing on…

Show 7 more episodesShow fewer episodes
  • At Scale: Messaging System

    January 13, 2026 · 13 min

    A system design podcast where two senior engineers break down how messaging platforms like WhatsApp are built at scale—and the tradeoffs behind every architectural choice. We discuss core problems such as real-time messaging, message…

  • Scroll Culture - News Feed Design

    January 12, 2026 · 14 min

    The Scroll is a system design podcast where two senior engineers break down how real-world systems are built—and the tradeoffs behind every decision. From news-feed architectures and recommendation systems to scalability, performance, and…

  • Why This App Knows When Prices Drop

    December 20, 2025 · 15 min

    That price-drop alert didn’t come from vibes.This episode explains how price tracking systems like CamelCamelCamel work — from crawling and deduping product data to alerting users at scale — in a chill, no-textbook system design…

  • Instagram Isn’t Just Photos

    December 19, 2025 · 16 min

    That feed refresh is doing a lot of work.This episode breaks down how Instagram’s system design handles uploads, timelines, likes, and massive traffic — explained in a chill, no-textbook way.

  • Why Live Comments Don’t Lag (Usually)

    December 18, 2025 · 13 min

    That comment flying up the screen didn’t just magically appear.This episode explains how Facebook Live-style comment systems work — handling real-time writes, massive fanout, and ordering — all without killing latency.

  • Calm Down, API

    December 17, 2025 · 15 min

    Not every request deserves to get through.This episode explains how distributed rate limiters work — how systems track requests, stay consistent across nodes, and fail gracefully — all in a clean, no-overengineering system design…

  • Your News Feed Isn’t Random

    December 16, 2025 · 14 min

    That headline didn’t just show up by accident.In this episode, we explore how news aggregators like Google News work under the hood — from content ingestion and deduplication to ranking, freshness, and user personalization — all explained…

Full episode archive on Apple Podcasts →

About the show

Learn system design the practical way in Tamil. Each episode features a realistic interview-style conversation where complex concepts like caching, sharding, scalability, load balancing, and data flow are explained clearly using Tamil narration and English technical terms. Perfect for engineers preparing for technical interviews or anyone wanting to master modern system architecture.