System Design
Design an Amazon Locker System
Asked by:Amazon
concurrencyconsistencydata_modelingmessagingtransactions
Problem Overview & Requirements
Design a reliable locker network for package allocation, driver deposit, secure customer pickup, expiry, and recovery from failures.
Key Pillars: High Availability, Low Latency, Scalability, Fault Tolerance.
Topics & Components: concurrency, consistency, data_modeling, messaging, transactions.
System Design Breakdown
1. Requirements & Scope
Functional & non-functional requirements, DAU/MAU estimates, read/write throughput.
2. High Level Architecture
API Gateway, Load Balancers, Application Microservices, Caching Layer & Message Queue.
3. Data Model & Storage
SQL vs NoSQL selection, schema design, sharding keys, indexing, and replication strategy.
4. Bottlenecks & Trade-offs
CAP theorem trade-offs, consistency models, rate limiting, and cache invalidation strategies.