System Design

Practice frontend system design with real interview questions — from autocomplete to video players to collaborative editors.

Design Autocomplete / Typeahead Search

System design for building a Google-like autocomplete search component: debouncing, caching, keyboard navigation, race conditions, and mobile considerations.

5 min readFeb 20, 2026
SeniorArchitect

Design a Social Media News Feed

System design for a Twitter/Facebook-style news feed: infinite scroll, virtualization, optimistic updates, real-time updates, lazy loading, and content ranking.

5 min readFeb 20, 2026
SeniorArchitect

Design a Real-Time Chat Application

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System design for Slack/WhatsApp-style chat: WebSocket management, message ordering, offline support, typing indicators, read receipts, search, and file uploads.

5 min readFeb 20, 2026
SeniorArchitect

Design an E-Commerce Product Page

System design for an Amazon-style product page: image gallery and zoom, variant selection, pricing, add-to-cart, reviews, related products, SEO, and performance.

5 min readFeb 20, 2026
SeniorArchitect

Design a Performant Image Carousel

System design for an image carousel/slider: touch/swipe, lazy loading, preloading, responsive breakpoints, autoplay, accessibility, and animation performance.

5 min readFeb 20, 2026
SeniorArchitect

Design a Video Player

System design for a custom video player like YouTube: controls, progress thumbnails, quality selection, subtitles, keyboard shortcuts, fullscreen, PiP, buffering, and adaptive bitrate (HLS/DASH).

5 min readFeb 20, 2026
SeniorArchitect

Design a Spreadsheet Application

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System design for a spreadsheet like Google Sheets: virtualized grid, cell editing, formulas, undo/redo, selection, copy/paste, column/row resizing, and performance at scale.

5 min readFeb 20, 2026
SeniorArchitect

Design a Drag-and-Drop Kanban Board

System design for a Kanban board like Trello: drag-drop between columns, reordering, optimistic updates, animations, mobile touch, multi-select, undo, and real-time collaboration.

4 min readFeb 20, 2026
SeniorArchitect

Design a Frontend Notification System

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System design for toasts, badges, and notification center: queue management, auto-dismiss, priority, read/unread, real-time delivery (SSE/WebSocket), filtering, push notifications, and overflow behavior.

5 min readFeb 20, 2026
SeniorArchitect

Design a Collaborative Document Editor

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System design for a collaborative editor like Google Docs: real-time sync (CRDTs vs OT), cursor presence, rich text (contentEditable vs ProseMirror/Tiptap), conflict resolution, offline, version history, comments, and permissions.

5 min readFeb 20, 2026
SeniorArchitect

Design a Dynamic Form Builder

System design for Typeform/Google Forms–style form builders: schema-driven rendering, field types, validation, conditional logic, multi-step wizard, and submission handling.

5 min readFeb 20, 2026
SeniorArchitect

Design an Analytics Dashboard

System design for Grafana/Datadog–style dashboards: chart rendering, time range selectors, auto-refresh, responsive grid, widgets, drill-down, and large dataset handling.

5 min readFeb 20, 2026
SeniorArchitect

Design a File Upload Component

System design for Dropbox-style file upload: drag-and-drop, chunked uploads, progress, retry, pause/resume, thumbnail previews, and cancellation.

5 min readFeb 20, 2026
SeniorArchitect

Design a Calendar / Scheduling Application

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System design for Google Calendar–style apps: day/week/month views, event overlap handling, drag to create/resize, recurring events, timezones, and multi-calendar overlay.

6 min readFeb 20, 2026
SeniorArchitect

Design a Multi-Step Checkout Flow

System design for Shopify-style checkout: step validation gates, address autocomplete, Stripe Elements, order summary sidebar, form persistence, and mobile optimization.

6 min readFeb 20, 2026
SeniorArchitect

Design a Search Results Page

System design for a search results page: filters, sorting, facets, infinite scroll vs pagination, and performance at scale.

5 min readFeb 27, 2026
SeniorArchitect

Design a Comments Thread

System design for nested comments: replies, pagination, real-time updates, and moderation. Frontend architecture and data shape.

5 min readFeb 27, 2026
SeniorArchitect

Understanding the Journey of Web Requests: From URL to Content

Explore the fundamental processes involved in web requests, including DNS resolution, load balancing, and caching, crucial for frontend developers.

4 min readMay 13, 2026
BeginnerSenior

Mastering Drag and Drop in React with DND Kit

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Learn how to implement drag and drop functionality in your React applications using the DND Kit library, with practical examples and common pitfalls.

6 min readMay 12, 2026
BeginnerSenior

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