Amazing Resources For Further Enhancement

I'll also share a few resources that I really would have appreciated when I first started.

Firstly, this Systems Design Primer repository on Github is perfect for review right before an interview. It basically sums up all the things that interviewers are looking for in systems design interviews. If you can touch upon several of the major concepts, you'll get a pass. Thank you Donne Martin for creating this!

https://github.com/donnemartin/system-design-primer

Second, my favorite book in computer programming is Designing Data-intensive Applications by Martin Kleppmann. It provides a gradual but deep overview of systems design, as you start with understanding the how/why of data models, and work your way into batch processing, and distributed system considerations. It's a stellar read. The usual advice holds of choosing a good reading cadence.