Diagrammatic

Surge Pricing System: Uber - Stream Processing — System Design Interview Practice

Design a dynamic pricing system that adjusts prices based on supply-demand in real-time. Work through the requirements, architecture trade-offs, and an interactive design review.

Requirements and concepts to consider

  • Calculate real-time supply and demandRequirement
  • Dynamically adjust prices per areaRequirement
  • Notify drivers and riders of price changesRequirement
  • Support geographical zonesRequirement
  • Historical pricing dataRequirement
  • Handle millions of price calculations per minuteRequirement
  • Fair and transparent pricingRequirement
  • Prevent price manipulationRequirement
  • pricingConcept to explore
  • real timeConcept to explore
  • stream processingConcept to explore
  • geospatialConcept to explore
  • mlConcept to explore
Diagrammatic — system design practice and architecture review.