System Design Fundamentals – Free E-Book Download

Master system design Interviews with Real-World Examples and Visual Learning

Struggling with system design interviews? This comprehensive guide transforms complex distributed systems concepts into digestible, visual lessons using relatable analogies. Learn how Netflix delivers billions of hours of video, how CAP theorem works through pizza delivery scenarios, and master the 5-step interview framework used by top tech companies.

**What You Get:**
• 19 battle-tested system design topics with visual diagrams
• Real-world case studies from Netflix, Amazon, Google, and more
• Practical interview frameworks and decision trees
• performance calculations and trade-off analysis
• Implementation examples with actual code

Perfect for software engineers, system architects, and anyone preparing for senior technical roles at major tech companies.

Table of Contents

Part 1: system design Fundamentals

1. system design Interviews: A Visual Roadmap
2. The CAP Theorem Explained with Pizza Delivery Analogies
3. Latency vs. Throughput: Understanding the Trade-offs
4. 5 Key Non-Functional Requirements Every System Designer Should Know
5. Back-of-the-Envelope Calculations for system design
6. system design Fundamentals: load balancing
7. Vertical vs. Horizontal Scaling: When to Choose Each
8. Understanding Network Protocols: HTTP, TCP/IP, UDP
9. API Design Fundamentals: REST vs. GraphQL vs. gRPC
10. microservices vs. Monoliths: Visual Decision Guide

Target Audience

• Software Engineers preparing for technical interviews
• System Architects designing distributed systems
• Developers seeking to understand scalability concepts