System Design
Foundations
Learn How Senior Engineers Think About Systems
System design is about reasoning under constraints. Learn the foundational principles that power large-scale distributed systems in this free foundational course.
What You Will Learn
Master the core building blocks of scalable, reliable, and performant systems.
Foundations
- 7-Step Framework
- Requirements Analysis
- CAP Theorem
- Trade-offs & Reasoning
Architecture
- Monolith vs Microservices
- Stateless vs Stateful
- Scaling (Vertical vs Horizontal)
System Qualities
- Availability & Reliability
- Performance & Latency
- Security & Cost
Who This Course Is For
Designed for engineers looking to level up their architectural thinking.
Cloud Engineers
DevOps Engineers
SREs
Platform Engineers
Software Engineers
Solution Architects
How We Learn
A structured approach to mastering complex systems.
01
Concept
02
Architecture
03
Real-World Example
04
Trade-offs
05
Production Thinking
06