17. System Design Example | Welcome to the Coding Interview: You Suck

Let's actually talk do a system design interview using our defined approach.

Timestamp
00:00 Intro
1:32 TinyURL Problem
2:31 Unknowns
4:40 Numbers
5:57 User Expectations
7:46 API and Request
8:33 Database
12:36 ID Generation
14:43 Cache
15:38 Load Balancing
16:41 Final Design
18:19 Heuristics and Shortcuts
20:00 Closing Summary

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As an ex-Apple Engineer, I interviewed dozens of candidates from entry to senior level.

I focus primarily on the thought process and strategy that goes into approaching technical interview questions, how a candidate can be more efficient with their time, and how a candidate can avoid a lot of the non-obvious cues that makes them appear weaker than they really are.

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