Design a Real-time Gaming Leaderboard System — System Design Interview Practice
Design a low-latency gaming leaderboard system that updates scores in real-time, handles millions of concurrent players, and provides global and friend-based rankings. Work through the requirements, architecture trade-offs, and an interactive design review.
Requirements and concepts to consider
- Update scores in real-timeRequirement
- Retrieve top players instantlyRequirement
- Handle millions of concurrent playersRequirement
- Support multiple leaderboard typesRequirement
- Persist leaderboard dataRequirement
- Handle anti-cheat measuresRequirement
- Reset leaderboards periodicallyRequirement
- Provide player rank lookupsRequirement
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