System design and architecture

Last updated Feb 23, 2023

Github: https://github.com/puncsky/system-design-and-architecture

Process for design and implementing a scale and efficient backend system

Good engineers script; great engineers innovate.

1. Clarify requirements and make assumptions.
2. Sketch out the high-level design.
3. Dive into individual components and how they interact with each other.
4. Wrap up with blindspots or bottlenecks.

• Do not dive into details before outlining the big picture

• Mobile and browser clients connect to the Pinterest data center via edge servers.

• Load Balancer

• Hexagonal Architecture