# A Beginner’s Guide to System Design ![rw-book-cover](https://miro.medium.com/v2/da:true/resize:fit:1200/0*W7FPF0ywvPDMSEXr) ## Metadata - Author: [[Aritra Sen]] - Full Title: A Beginner’s Guide to System Design - Category: #articles - Summary: This article offers tips for beginners preparing for system design interviews at major tech companies. It emphasizes understanding fundamental concepts, scoping requirements, and practicing common problems to build confidence. Mock interviews and studying past design problems can help candidates succeed in their interviews. - URL: https://medium.com/@sentalkssane/a-beginners-guide-to-system-design-76d64689788b ## Highlights - A typical system design interview revolves around the idea of building a scalable distributed backend solution to address a given problem statement ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01jhpa6qrgbafqwtm3zm86yfjy))