As a product grows from a proof of concept to a large-scale distributed system, its design has to evolve with it. System Design from Scratch follows that process, evaluating trade-offs involving scale, cost, expertise, time to market, resilience, and operational overhead at each stage.

Software engineer Mandeep Singh takes an iterative approach to system design, showing you how choices around compute, databases, load balancing, caching, deployment, and software engineering principles change as systems scale. As you follow along, you’ll learn how to weigh technical and operational considerations and make choices that fit your organization’s needs.