4-Hour Intensive Course + 2-Hour Workshop

Core Algorithms for Modern Data Systems

Master the core algorithms and architectural patterns that power AI-scale data infrastructure

Distributed Systems Stream Processing AI-Scale Architecture

What You'll Learn

Complex concepts explained simply

Think Like a System

Imagine organizing millions of books in a library. You need smart ways to find any book quickly, update the collection, and handle thousands of readers at once. That's what we'll teach you for data.

Graph Algorithms • Distributed Systems

Handle Real-Time Chaos

Like managing a busy restaurant kitchen where orders keep coming, ingredients arrive late, and you need to serve perfect dishes on time. We'll show you the recipes for data streams.

Stream Processing • Watermarks

Build for AI Scale

Picture building a highway system that can handle millions of cars, predict traffic jams, and reroute automatically. That's AI-scale architecture for data pipelines.

ML Infrastructure • Feature Stores

Course Modules

6 intensive modules covering essential algorithms

1

Graph Algorithms for Distributed Systems

Master the algorithms that solve routing and dependency problems at scale

60 min

Simple Explanation:

Imagine you're planning the best route for delivering packages to multiple cities. Johnson's Algorithm helps you find the shortest path between every pair of cities, even when some roads have tolls (negative weights). This is exactly what happens when optimizing data flow through complex pipeline networks.

Johnson's Algorithm

All-pairs shortest path with O(V²log V + VE) complexity

Dynamic Shortest Path

Real-time path updates for streaming data

Production Patterns

Memory optimization & fault tolerance

2

Advanced Consistent Hashing

Distribute data evenly across thousands of servers

60 min

Simple Explanation:

Think of organizing students into classrooms. When a new classroom opens or one closes, you want to move as few students as possible. Consistent hashing ensures minimal disruption when servers are added or removed, keeping your data balanced and accessible.

Jump Consistent Hash

Google's O(1) space algorithm

Rendezvous Hashing

Minimal disruption on node changes

Bounded Loads

Prevent hotspots in AI workloads

3

Write-Optimized Storage Engines

Build systems that can ingest millions of events per second

60 min

Simple Explanation:

Like keeping a diary where you always write at the end and never erase, LSM trees let you write data incredibly fast. Later, a background process organizes everything neatly, like filing papers from your desk into proper folders.

LSM Trees

Log-structured merge trees for high-throughput writes

Bloom Filters

Probabilistic queries with zero false negatives

4

Approximate Analytics at Scale

Get accurate-enough answers using 1000x less memory

60 min

Simple Explanation:

Instead of counting every car on a highway (expensive!), you sample traffic at key points and estimate the total. HyperLogLog and MinHash do this for data, giving you 99% accurate answers using a tiny fraction of the resources.

HyperLogLog

Count unique items in massive streams

MinHash

Find similar documents at scale

5

Advanced Batch Processing

Process petabytes of data efficiently

30 min

Simple Explanation:

Like sorting a deck of cards that's too big for your table, external merge sort breaks the task into manageable chunks. Count-Min Sketch is like keeping a compressed summary that still answers your questions accurately.

External Merge Sort

Sort data larger than memory

Count-Min Sketch

Frequency estimation with bounded error

6

Stream Processing & State Management

Handle out-of-order events and maintain consistency

30 min

Simple Explanation:

Like organizing a race where runners might cross checkpoints out of order, watermarks help you know when all data for a time window has arrived. Snapshots let you pause and resume without losing any progress.

Watermark Generation

Track event-time progress accurately

Chandy-Lamport Snapshots

Distributed checkpointing without stopping

Hands-On Workshop

Apply your knowledge to real-world challenges

Part 1: Algorithm Implementation

Data Pipeline Optimizer

Build a real optimizer that reduces pipeline execution time by finding optimal DAG paths

Johnson's Algorithm 30 min

Distributed Cache Simulator

Create a cache system that survives node failures with minimal data movement

Consistent Hashing 30 min

Part 2: Architecture Design

Challenge: AI-Powered Recommendation Engine

  • 100M+ users, 1B+ items scale
  • Real-time feature computation
  • A/B testing infrastructure
  • Handle 10x traffic spikes
Design data ingestion pipeline
Implement feature store
Create monitoring strategy
Plan failure recovery

Key Takeaways

What you'll be able to do after this course

Algorithmic Mastery

Solve complex routing, dependency, and optimization problems using battle-tested algorithms

Scale Thinking

Design systems that grow from 1x to 1000x without complete rewrites

Production Ready

Build AI-scale infrastructure with proper monitoring, fault tolerance, and optimization

Remember This:

The best engineers don't memorize solutions—they understand the fundamental patterns. This course teaches you to recognize when to use each algorithm, not just how they work.

Prerequisites

This is an advanced course designed for experienced engineers. You should be comfortable with:

  • Distributed systems concepts (CAP theorem, consensus)
  • Production experience with data systems
  • Basic algorithm complexity analysis (Big-O)
  • Experience with at least one programming language

Who This Is For

Senior Engineers

Level up from building features to designing systems

Data Engineers

Master the algorithms behind your tools

ML Engineers

Build infrastructure that scales with your models

Tech Leads

Make informed architectural decisions

Continue Your Journey

Essential Books

  • Designing Data-Intensive Applications
  • Streaming Systems
  • Database Internals

Research Papers

  • Cache-Oblivious Algorithms
  • Lock-Free Data Structures
  • B-Trees, Shadowing, and Clones

Tools to Explore

  • Apache Iceberg/Delta Lake
  • ClickHouse
  • Apache Pulsar

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