Requirements

Functional Requirements:

• Map short url to given Long Url.

How do you store it in the database?

do you partition it? (all the edu.com in one shard?)

Non-Functional Requirements:

• High availability

API Design

Define the APIs expected from the system. This is your chance to analyze and define the read and write paths so that you can come up with the high-level design...

High-Level Design

Describe the overall system architecture. Identify the main components needed to solve the problem end-to-end. Use the diagramming tool to create a block diagram.

Detailed Component Design

Deep dive into 2-3 key components. Explain how they work, how they scale, discuss tradeoffs, capacity, and any relevant algorithms or data structures.