TinyURL System Design

Prepare to dive into a System Design Mock Interview modeled after real interview rounds at FAANG+ companies and other leading tech firms. In this session, you’ll design the architecture of a URL shortening service like TinyURL, focusing on scalability, reliability, and efficiency. The interview simulates a real System Design round, challenging you to define, design, and discuss a high-performance system capable of generating unique short URLs, managing large volumes of redirects, and maintaining low latency under high traffic. Expect a blend of conceptual reasoning, deep technical exploration, and scenario-based challenges.

What You'll Practice:

• Structuring and communicating end-to-end system architectures clearly.
• Designing scalable, fault-tolerant systems for URL generation, storage, and redirection.
• Applying System Design principles to database selection, caching, and load balancing.
• Creating clear, well-organized diagrams to illustrate architecture, data flow, and optimization strategies.
• Thinking critically about trade-offs in uniqueness, performance, and reliability under interview pressure.

By the end of this System Design Mock Interview, you’ll be ready to confidently tackle top-tier system design interviews, demonstrating your ability to architect and articulate efficient, high-performance URL shortening systems.