[socratic]

Obviously, this is marketing rather than a serious treatment of the topic. It seems to basically say: "in order to design a system, you should have a regular undergraduate Computer Science education" which seems maybe like a prerequisite (and maybe informative about their hiring process) but not very useful.

However, for what it's worth, the two best resources I've seen for systems design are:

Hints for Computer System Design: http://cseweb.ucsd.edu/classes/wi08/cse221/papers/lampson83....

How to Design a Good API: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAb7hSCtvGw

What else should be in this bibliography?

[basugasubaku]

That's not what the article says at all. In fact, a CS education is likely not good enough. There are plenty of new graduates who do not know much about, e.g., IPC or have a good feel for real world performance numbers. The article rightly recommends working on actual systems including OSS projects.