intermediateReal System Design Problems

Design a URL shortening service like TinyURL.

The most classic system design opener — tests encoding strategy, collision handling, and read-heavy scaling.

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Generate a complete, structured system design answer — requirements, capacity estimation, API design, architecture, database choice, scaling, caching, fault tolerance, security, trade-offs, and more, walked through the way a strong senior engineer would in a real interview.

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