System Design Full Course by Microsoft SDE

A complete, from-scratch System Design course by a Microsoft SDE — built for FAANG interview prep, not just theory. Instead of jumping into complex architectures, we start with the fundamentals: why large systems break, and how real systems scale, stay reliable, and recover from failure. Each video takes one core concept or one real-world system and breaks it down step by step — the intuition, the trade-offs, and the decisions engineers actually make in production. This playlist covers real interview questions, including: – Design Uber – Design Google Docs – Design Redis – Design Instagram Reels – Distributed Locks & Leader Election – Rate Limiting (Token Bucket vs Sliding Window) – Consistent Hashing – Database Replication & Sharding – Event-Driven Architecture – Load Balancing & Caching Strategies Useful if you're: – Preparing for system design interviews at FAANG or product companies – Working as a backend or software engineer – Tired of memorizing diagrams without understanding the "why" Goal: clarity over complexity — think like a system designer, not a memorizer. New videos added regularly. 📺 Subscribe for a new system design breakdown every week.