diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sahilbondre/firefly/model/Segment.java b/src/main/java/com/sahilbondre/firefly/model/Segment.java
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+package com.sahilbondre.firefly.model;
+
+public class Segment {
+
+    private static final int CRC_LENGTH = 2;
+    private static final int KEY_SIZE_LENGTH = 2;
+    private static final int VALUE_SIZE_LENGTH = 4;
+    /**
+     * Class representing a segment of the log file.
+     * <p>
+     * Two big decisions here to save on performance:
+     * 1. We're using byte[] instead of ByteBuffer.
+     * 2. We're trusting that the byte[] is immutable and hence avoiding copying it.
+     * <p>
+     * <p>
+     * 2 bytes: CRC
+     * 2 bytes: Key Size
+     * 4 bytes: Value Size
+     * n bytes: Key
+     * m bytes: Value
+     * <p>
+     * Note: Value size is four bytes because we're using a 32-bit integer to store the size.
+     * Int is 32-bit signed, so we can only store 2^31 - 1 bytes in the value.
+     * Hence, the maximum size of the value is 2,147,483,647 bytes or 2.14 GB.
+     */
+    private final byte[] bytes;
+
+    private Segment(byte[] bytes) {
+        this.bytes = bytes;
+    }
+
+    public static Segment fromByteArray(byte[] data) {
+        return new Segment(data);
+    }
+
+    public static Segment fromKeyValuePair(byte[] key, byte[] value) {
+        int keySize = key.length;
+        int valueSize = value.length;
+        int totalSize = CRC_LENGTH + KEY_SIZE_LENGTH + VALUE_SIZE_LENGTH + keySize + valueSize;
+
+        byte[] segment = new byte[totalSize];
+
+        // Set key size
+        segment[2] = (byte) ((keySize >> 8) & 0xFF);
+        segment[3] = (byte) (keySize & 0xFF);
+
+        // Set value size
+        segment[4] = (byte) ((valueSize >> 24) & 0xFF);
+        segment[5] = (byte) ((valueSize >> 16) & 0xFF);
+        segment[6] = (byte) ((valueSize >> 8) & 0xFF);
+        segment[7] = (byte) (valueSize & 0xFF);
+
+        System.arraycopy(key, 0, segment, CRC_LENGTH + KEY_SIZE_LENGTH + VALUE_SIZE_LENGTH, keySize);
+
+        System.arraycopy(value, 0, segment, CRC_LENGTH + KEY_SIZE_LENGTH + VALUE_SIZE_LENGTH + keySize, valueSize);
+
+        byte[] crc = new Segment(segment).crc16();
+        segment[0] = crc[0];
+        segment[1] = crc[1];
+
+        return new Segment(segment);
+    }
+
+    public byte[] getBytes() {
+        return bytes;
+    }
+
+    public byte[] getKey() {
+        int keySize = getKeySize();
+        return extractBytes(CRC_LENGTH + KEY_SIZE_LENGTH + VALUE_SIZE_LENGTH, keySize);
+    }
+
+    public byte[] getValue() {
+        int keySize = getKeySize();
+        int valueSize = getValueSize();
+        return extractBytes(CRC_LENGTH + KEY_SIZE_LENGTH + VALUE_SIZE_LENGTH + keySize, valueSize);
+    }
+
+    public int getKeySize() {
+        return ((bytes[2] & 0xff) << 8) | (bytes[3] & 0xff);
+    }
+
+    public int getValueSize() {
+        return ((bytes[4] & 0xff) << 24) | ((bytes[5] & 0xff) << 16) |
+            ((bytes[6] & 0xff) << 8) | (bytes[7] & 0xff);
+    }
+
+    public byte[] getCrc() {
+        return extractBytes(0, CRC_LENGTH);
+    }
+
+    public boolean isChecksumValid() {
+        byte[] crc = crc16();
+        return crc[0] == bytes[0] && crc[1] == bytes[1];
+    }
+
+    public boolean isSegmentValid() {
+        return isChecksumValid() && getKeySize() > 0 && getValueSize() >= 0
+            && bytes.length == CRC_LENGTH + KEY_SIZE_LENGTH + VALUE_SIZE_LENGTH + getKeySize() + getValueSize();
+    }
+
+    private byte[] extractBytes(int offset, int length) {
+        byte[] result = new byte[length];
+        System.arraycopy(bytes, offset, result, 0, length);
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    private byte[] crc16(byte[] segment) {
+        int crc = 0xFFFF; // Initial CRC value
+        int polynomial = 0x1021; // CRC-16 polynomial
+
+        for (int index = CRC_LENGTH; index < segment.length; index++) {
+            byte b = segment[index];
+            crc ^= (b & 0xFF) << 8;
+
+            for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
+                if ((crc & 0x8000) != 0) {
+                    crc = (crc << 1) ^ polynomial;
+                } else {
+                    crc <<= 1;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return new byte[]{(byte) ((crc >> 8) & 0xFF), (byte) (crc & 0xFF)};
+    }
+
+    private byte[] crc16() {
+        return crc16(bytes);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/sahilbondre/firefly/model/SegmentTest.java b/src/test/java/com/sahilbondre/firefly/model/SegmentTest.java
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+package com.sahilbondre.firefly.model;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*;
+
+class SegmentTest {
+
+    @Test
+    void givenByteArray_whenCreatingSegment_thenAccessorsReturnCorrectValues() {
+        // Given
+        byte[] testData = new byte[]{
+            (byte) -83, (byte) 64,
+            0x00, 0x05,         // Key Size
+            0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x05, // Value Size
+            0x48, 0x65, 0x6C, 0x6C, 0x6F, // Key: "Hello"
+            0x57, 0x6F, 0x72, 0x6C, 0x64  // Value: "World"
+        };
+
+        // When
+        Segment segment = Segment.fromByteArray(testData);
+
+        // Then
+        assertArrayEquals(testData, segment.getBytes());
+        assertArrayEquals("Hello".getBytes(), segment.getKey());
+        assertArrayEquals("World".getBytes(), segment.getValue());
+        assertEquals(5, segment.getKeySize());
+        assertEquals(5, segment.getValueSize());
+        assertEquals(-83, segment.getCrc()[0]);
+        assertEquals(64, segment.getCrc()[1]);
+        assertTrue(segment.isSegmentValid());
+        assertTrue(segment.isChecksumValid());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void givenCorruptedKeySizeSegment_whenCheckingChecksum_thenIsChecksumValidReturnsFalse() {
+        // Given
+        byte[] testData = new byte[]{
+            (byte) -83, (byte) 64,
+            0x01, 0x45,         // Key Size (Bit Flipped)
+            0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x05, // Value Size
+            0x48, 0x65, 0x6C, 0x6C, 0x6F, // Key: "Hello"
+            0x57, 0x6F, 0x72, 0x6C, 0x64  // Value: "World"
+        };
+
+        // When
+        Segment corruptedSegment = Segment.fromByteArray(testData);
+
+        // Then
+        assertFalse(corruptedSegment.isChecksumValid());
+        assertFalse(corruptedSegment.isSegmentValid());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void givenCorruptedValueSizeSegment_whenCheckingChecksum_thenIsChecksumValidReturnsFalse() {
+        // Given
+        byte[] testData = new byte[]{
+            (byte) -83, (byte) 64,
+            0x00, 0x05,         // Key Size
+            0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0x05, // Value Size (Bit Flipped)
+            0x48, 0x65, 0x6C, 0x6C, 0x6F, // Key: "Hello"
+            0x57, 0x6F, 0x72, 0x6C, 0x64  // Value: "World"
+        };
+
+        // When
+        Segment corruptedSegment = Segment.fromByteArray(testData);
+
+        // Then
+        assertFalse(corruptedSegment.isChecksumValid());
+        assertFalse(corruptedSegment.isSegmentValid());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void givenCorruptedKeySegment_whenCheckingChecksum_thenIsChecksumValidReturnsFalse() {
+        // Given
+        byte[] testData = new byte[]{
+            (byte) -83, (byte) 64,
+            0x00, 0x05,         // Key Size
+            0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x05, // Value Size
+            0x48, 0x65, 0x6C, 0x6C, 0x6E, // Key: "Hello" (Bit Flipped)
+            0x57, 0x6F, 0x72, 0x6C, 0x64  // Value: "World"
+        };
+
+        // When
+        Segment corruptedSegment = Segment.fromByteArray(testData);
+
+        // Then
+        assertFalse(corruptedSegment.isChecksumValid());
+        assertFalse(corruptedSegment.isSegmentValid());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void givenCorruptedValueSegment_whenCheckingChecksum_thenIsChecksumValidReturnsFalse() {
+        // Given
+        byte[] testData = new byte[]{
+            (byte) -83, (byte) 64,
+            0x00, 0x05,         // Key Size
+            0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x05, // Value Size
+            0x48, 0x65, 0x6C, 0x6C, 0x6F, // Key: "Hello"
+            0x57, 0x6F, 0x62, 0x6C, 0x65  // Value: "World" (Bit Flipped)
+        };
+
+        // When
+        Segment corruptedSegment = Segment.fromByteArray(testData);
+
+        // Then
+        assertFalse(corruptedSegment.isChecksumValid());
+        assertFalse(corruptedSegment.isSegmentValid());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void givenIncorrectValueLengthSegment_whenCheckingSegmentValid_thenIsSegmentValidReturnsFalse() {
+        // Given
+        byte[] testData = new byte[]{
+            (byte) -43, (byte) -70,
+            0x00, 0x05,         // Key Size
+            0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x06, // Value Size (Incorrect)
+            0x48, 0x65, 0x6C, 0x6C, 0x6F, // Key: "Hello"
+            0x57, 0x6F, 0x72, 0x6C, 0x64  // Value: "World"
+        };
+
+        // When
+        Segment corruptedSegment = Segment.fromByteArray(testData);
+
+        // Then
+        assertTrue(corruptedSegment.isChecksumValid());
+        assertFalse(corruptedSegment.isSegmentValid());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void givenKeyValuePair_whenCreatingSegment_thenAccessorsReturnCorrectValues() {
+        // Given
+        byte[] key = "Hello".getBytes();
+        byte[] value = "World".getBytes();
+        byte[] expectedSegment = new byte[]{
+            (byte) -83, (byte) 64,
+            0x00, 0x05,         // Key Size
+            0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x05, // Value Size
+            0x48, 0x65, 0x6C, 0x6C, 0x6F, // Key: "Hello"
+            0x57, 0x6F, 0x72, 0x6C, 0x64  // Value: "World"
+        };
+
+        // When
+        Segment segment = Segment.fromKeyValuePair(key, value);
+
+        // Then
+        assertArrayEquals("Hello".getBytes(), segment.getKey());
+        assertArrayEquals("World".getBytes(), segment.getValue());
+        assertEquals(5, segment.getKeySize());
+        assertEquals(5, segment.getValueSize());
+        assertEquals(-83, segment.getCrc()[0]);
+        assertEquals(64, segment.getCrc()[1]);
+        assertTrue(segment.isSegmentValid());
+        assertTrue(segment.isChecksumValid());
+        assertArrayEquals(expectedSegment, segment.getBytes());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void givenKeyAndValue_whenCreatingSegment_thenSegmentIsCreatedWithCorrectSizes() {
+        // Given
+        byte[] key = "Hello".getBytes();
+        byte[] value = "World".getBytes();
+
+        // When
+        Segment segment = Segment.fromKeyValuePair(key, value);
+
+        // Then
+        assertArrayEquals(key, segment.getKey());
+        assertArrayEquals(value, segment.getValue());
+        assertEquals(key.length, segment.getKeySize());
+        assertEquals(value.length, segment.getValueSize());
+    }
+}