Study Dashboard
Use this page as the source of truth from the first foundation day to the final mock interview checkpoint.
125Daily actions
18Weeks
30Classic design prompts
L4-L5Target bar
Level Expectations
BasicDefine the concept, draw the flow, explain when it is used.
AdvancedChoose between alternatives, estimate scale, and design the component.
ExpertDefend failure modes, consistency, operability, cost, and migrations.
Daily Study Rhythm
LearnRead/watch only enough to explain the idea without notes.
DesignDraw APIs, data model, components, and request flow.
DefendWrite tradeoffs, bottlenecks, failure cases, and interviewer pushback answers.
Month, Week, Day Timeline
Start on Monday, June 29, 2026. Finish on Saturday, October 31, 2026. The final month is intentionally heavy on mocks and L5-style tradeoff defense.
Topic Mastery Map
These are the topic lanes the timeline trains. By the end, you should be able to connect each lane to real FAANG design prompts.
30 System Design Problems
Use these prompts for weekly mocks. For L4, finish a clean end-to-end design. For L5, lead tradeoffs, ambiguity, failure handling, and operational depth.
Readiness Scorecard
You are not done because you watched content. You are done when these gates are boringly repeatable.