DashboardPreparationDSASystem DesignMasterProfile
Preparation/Generic/Security

Security Engineer

AppSec, network sec, IAM, cloud sec, incident response, compliance (SOC2/GDPR), cryptography.

Primary categories: security · cs-fundamentals

Curriculum (4 topics)

hard4h
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Design iMessage, End-to-End Encryption + Delivery

Apple ICT3+ canonical system design. Tests asymmetric crypto, multi-device key fan-out, offline delivery, and the privacy-first architecture Apple grades senior candidates on.

generalswiftsystem-design
expert5h
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Design Find My / AirTag (Crowdsourced BLE Network)

BLE crowdsourced location, on-device crypto, anti-stalking, lost mode, battery-aware. Apple-specific signature SDI.

generalswiftsystem-design
hard5h
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Design Messenger / WhatsApp (E2E + Group Chat)

End-to-end encryption (Signal protocol), message delivery guarantees, group chat, read receipts, multi-device. Meta signature SDI.

generalsystem-design
medium4h
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STAR & STAR-L Method for Behavioral Stories

Structured story format used by every Mag7 behavioral round. Google extends to STAR-L (Learnings). Amazon expects 1 LP per story. Netflix tunes to culture pillars.

behavioralgeneral