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July 14, 2026

CRACK THE SYSTEM DESIGN INTERVIEW

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You can code. But can you pass a system design interview?

You've done all the prep work, climbed the Codewars ranking, cleared your weekly LeetCode rounds, and then you show up to your interview and get hit with system design questions. System Design questions are about architecture, how you structure the backend systems that power products at scale. Graham Vasquez walks you through the building blocks that appear in virtually every system design interview.

event Agenda

5:00 PM

Welcome & Introductions

5:10 PM

Workshop

Caches: When to use them, where to put them, and how to talk about eviction policies with confidence

Databases: SQL vs. NoSQL, replication, sharding, and making the right tradeoffs out loud

Message Queues: decoupling services, handling async workloads, and designing for failure

APIs: REST vs. GraphQL, rate limiting, and what interviewers actually want to see

6:00 PM

We Go Live

In hour two, one brave volunteer engineer takes the hot seat, and puts everything from the first hour to work in a real mock interview. You'll watch the concepts click in real time, so you know exactly what to do when it's your turn.

Our Keynote Speaker

Graham Vasquez

Graham Vasquez is a senior software engineer who focuses on cloud native solutions and distributed systems. He's also a mentor a Resilient Coders, Chief Terminal Nerd at PHL Code Club, a steadfast Gopher (iykyk), a keyboard enthusiast, and a board game geek. He lives his life by the 3 C's, cats, coding, and compassion.