By Shivansh Vasu
Master system design in 30 days with hands-on projects, quizzes, and
real interview prep.
Learn scalable architecture, build real-world apps, and track your
progress step-by-step.
Join a supportive community and unlock career resources for tech
interviews and beyond.
System Design Mastery is a 30-day, hands-on, project-based course designed for beginners, students, and professionals. Learn system design fundamentals, build scalable projects, and prepare for interviews with interactive add-ons and community support.
| Done | Revision | Day | Topic | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🟢 Phase 1: Introduction to System Design (Day 1–4) | ||||
| 1 | What is System Design? | Watch | ||
| 2 | System Design in Interviews | Watch | ||
| 3 | High-Level vs Low-Level Design | Watch | ||
| 4 | How to Think Like a System Designer | Watch | ||
| 🔵 Phase 2: Fundamentals (Day 5–13) | ||||
| 5 | Scalability, Latency, Throughput | Watch | ||
| 6 | Client-Server Architecture | Watch | ||
| 7 | HTTP, REST, RPC | Watch | ||
| 8 | Load Balancers | Watch | ||
| 9 | Caching (Redis, CDN) | Watch | ||
| 10 | SQL vs NoSQL, CAP Theorem | Watch | ||
| 11 | Indexing, Sharding, Replication | Watch | ||
| 12 | Consistency Models | Watch | ||
| 13 | CDN + Global Load Delivery | Watch | ||
| 🟠 Phase 3: Core System Design Components (Day 14–17) | ||||
| 14 | Message Queues & Pub/Sub | Watch | ||
| 15 | Microservices vs Monolith | Watch | ||
| 16 | Rate Limiting & Throttling | Watch | ||
| 17 | Monitoring, Logging & Observability | Watch | ||
| 🟣 Phase 4: Learn by Mini Projects (Day 18–23) | ||||
| 18 | TinyURL Project | Watch | ||
| 19 | Rate Limiter Project | Watch | ||
| 20 | Chat App Project | Watch | ||
| 21 | Notification System Project | Watch | ||
| 22 | File Storage (Drive Clone) | Watch | ||
| 23 | E-commerce System Project | Watch | ||
| 🟤 Phase 5: Advanced Scaling Concepts (Day 24–26) | ||||
| 24 | Distributed Systems Basics | Watch | ||
| 25 | Partitioning & Replication | Watch | ||
| 26 | Scaling for Millions | Watch | ||
| 🔴 Phase 6: Real Interview Projects (Day 27–29) | ||||
| 27 | Uber Backend Design | Watch | ||
| 28 | YouTube/Netflix Design | Watch | ||
| 29 | Instagram/Threads Design | Watch | ||
| ⚪ Phase 7: Interview Mastery & Resources (Day 30) | ||||
| 30 | Mock Interview, Resume & LinkedIn, Resources | Watch | ||
Hashing, DB mapping, expiration.
Phase 4API gateway rules, token buckets.
Phase 4Real-time sockets, DB, message queues.
Phase 4Event-based design, scalable notifications.
Phase 4Upload flow, chunking, metadata.
Phase 4Orders, inventory, payment structure.
Phase 4Real-time matching, map APIs, location system.
Phase 6Video encoding, CDNs, playback.
Phase 6Feed generation, media storage, stories scaling.
Phase 6