Khaled Elfakharany
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architectureadvanced

System Design

4+ years experience
Confidence: 5/10
Proficiency Leveladvanced
Overview

System design encompasses the ability to architect large-scale software systems that handle millions of users, maintain reliability, and scale efficiently. This skill involves understanding trade-offs between different architectural approaches, designing APIs, selecting appropriate databases, implementing caching strategies, and ensuring system resilience. Khaled demonstrated this expertise through intensive preparation for and successful completion of Amazon's technical interview process, which specifically evaluated system design capabilities at FAANG-level standards.

Skill Evolution
Jan 2016
First Exposure

Initial exposure through designing mobile application architectures

Jan 2017
Professional Use

Applied system design principles in CTO and lead developer roles

Evidence & Achievements

Key Achievements

  • Successfully passed Amazon's system design interviews, demonstrating competency at FAANG-level engineering standards