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Dropbox Interview
February 28, 2021 · 33 minKevin asks Wes to design Dropbox, with an emphasis on designing the data model and storage techniques to scale out. Helpful links: https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/design-dropbox-a-system-design-interview-question/ https…
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Distributed Caches
February 14, 2021 · 26 minAs Kevin prepares to start a new job at Instacart, he explains some ideas around how a company like Instacart could employ caching to improve the scalability of their services. Show notes: https://medium.com/datadriven…
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Message Queues
December 6, 2020 · 31 minWes and Kevin talk about message queues, the problems they solve, and how they work. https://github.com/donnemartin/system-design-primer http://highscalability.com/all-time-favorites/ https://netflixtechblog.com/ https…
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SQL vs noSQL Databases
October 17, 2020 · 30 minBreaking away from the interview format, Wes and Kevin deep dive into SQL vs noSQL databases. Show notes: ACID compliance - https://mariadb.com/resources/blog/acid-compliance-what-it-means-and-why-you-should-care CAP…
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Facebook Timeline Interview
September 16, 2020 · 34 minWes asks Kevin to design the Facebook/Twitter Timeline with an emphasis on scaling to a large number of users. I'd encourage you to pause where relevant to try to think through these designs yourself - it really helps the content sink…
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Google Docs Interview
September 15, 2020 · 44 minIn our first episode, Kevin gives Wes a mock interview on how to design google docs. Helpful links The git storage technique we referenced is described in detail here - https://hypirion.com/musings/understanding-persistent-vector-pt-1…
About the show
Software Engineers Wes Moncrief and Kevin Li discuss aspects of the system design interview, as well as related topics in designing large and interesting software architectures. If you're new here, I'd suggest starting with the episode "Facebook Timeline Interview". I'll also note that our first few episodes had lower quality audio than our subsequent episodes.We'd love to hear any listener feedback - email us at thesystemdesignpodcast@gmail.com