High Level Design (HLD)
Architect Large-Scale Distributed Systems
Learn to design systems like Twitter, Uber, Netflix that handle millions of users. Master scalability, load balancing, caching, databases, and distributed systems concepts.
Course Curriculum
1Fundamentals1 week
- Requirements Gathering
- Capacity Estimation
- CAP Theorem
- Consistency Models
2Building Blocks2 weeks
- Load Balancers
- Caching (Redis)
- CDN
- DNS
- Proxies
- API Gateway
3Database Design2 weeks
- SQL vs NoSQL
- Sharding
- Replication
- Partitioning
- Indexing
4Distributed Systems1.5 weeks
- Consensus Algorithms
- Message Queues (Kafka)
- Event Sourcing
- CQRS
5Case Studies1.5 weeks
- Design Twitter
- Design YouTube
- Design Uber
- Design WhatsApp
- Design Netflix
High Level Design (HLD)
8 weeks • Advanced
- 70+ hours content
- 8 weeks duration
- Certificate included
- Doubt support
- Lifetime access
✅ Lifetime access • ✅ Job assistance
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about High Level Design (HLD)
In this course, you will learn: Design Twitter, Uber, Netflix, WhatsApp, Understand scalability trade-offs, Master database sharding & replication. The course covers 70+ hours of content across 5 comprehensive modules.
The prerequisites for this course are: Professional backend experience, API and microservices basics, Database fundamentals (SQL/NoSQL). If you're unsure about your current level, book a free demo session and our counselors will guide you.
The High Level Design (HLD) course is 8 weeks long with 70+ hours of hands-on content. You'll work on 0 real-world projects. You also get lifetime access to all recordings and materials.
This course is taught by Sanjay Krishnamurthy, Ex-Netflix Principal Engineer with 20+ years of industry experience. Designed systems handling billions of requests at Netflix and LinkedIn. Author of distributed systems blog.
After completing the High Level Design (HLD) course, you can apply for roles like: Senior Software Engineer (₹35-70 LPA), Staff Engineer (₹50-100 LPA), Principal Architect (₹70-150 LPA). Our students have been placed at companies like Google, Netflix, Meta.
Yes! We provide comprehensive placement assistance including resume building, LinkedIn profile optimization, mock interviews (technical + HR), coding round preparation, and direct job referrals to our network of 100+ hiring partners. Our placement rate is 95%.
Yes, we offer both live online training and classroom training in Bangalore. Online students get live interactive sessions, screen sharing, doubt resolution, recorded sessions for revision, and the same placement support as classroom students.
All our courses are non-refundable. We encourage you to attend a free demo session before enrolling to ensure the course is right for you. In exceptional cases, one-time batch transfer may be allowed with management approval.