"Essence of Backend Engineering: System Design" is an interactive workshop tailored for students eager to understand the fundamentals of system design in backend engineering. This session will dive deep into the principles behind creating scalable, resilient systems, with a focus on topics like load balancing, database architecture, distributed systems, and designing effective APIs. Through hands-on exercises and real-world scenarios, participants will be able to learn to think like a backend engineer, developing skills that will prepare them for designing and optimizing large-scale applications. This workshop will help strengthen their system design skills.