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E-commerce, Payments & Logistics

Design transaction systems where every millisecond of downtime costs millions and accuracy is non-negotiable

ACID transactions at scale Inventory consistency Fraud detection Payment idempotency

E-commerce Service

Hard

Design Amazon-scale e-commerce with product catalog, cart, checkout, inventory management across warehouses, and Black Friday traffic handling.

⏱ ~3.5h
Amazon eBay Shopify

Shopify Platform

Hard

Design a multi-tenant platform hosting millions of stores with custom themes, payment processing, and per-tenant isolation.

⏱ ~3.5h
Shopify BigCommerce

Payment Service

Hard

Design Stripe-like payment processing with PCI compliance, tokenization, multi-currency support, webhook delivery, and fraud detection.

⏱ ~3.5h
Stripe PayPal Square

Digital Wallet

Easy

Design a peer-to-peer payment system with balance management, transaction history, and instant transfers between users.

⏱ ~2.5h
PayPal Venmo Cash App

Food Delivery

Hard

Design a three-sided marketplace connecting restaurants, drivers, and customers with real-time tracking, ETA prediction, and surge pricing.

⏱ ~3.5h
DoorDash Uber Eats