System Design of Netflix: Video Storage & Distribution, Playback, Recommendation, and Search & Discovery

A Detailed Exploration of User & Social Graph, Content, Feed, Engagement, Media, and Search & Discovery.

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About the author: Principal Engineer at Paytm, ex-Microsoft, system design coach, and mentor for top tech roles. Book time with them here.

System Design of Netflix: Video Storage & Distribution, Playback, Recommendation, and Search & Discovery