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Why Netflix integrated a Service Mesh in their Backend

Why Netflix integrated a Service Mesh in their Backend

We'll talk about what a service mesh is, what purpose it serves and why Netflix added one. Plus, strategies you can use to achieve your goals.

How Grab uses Graph Databases to Reduce Fraud

How Grab uses Graph Databases to Reduce Fraud

Plus, Tips on Negotiating Compensation for Software Engineers from a Principal Engineer at Amazon

How Uber Scaled Cassandra to Tens of Thousands of Nodes

How Uber Scaled Cassandra to Tens of Thousands of Nodes

An introduction to Apache Cassandra and issues Uber ran into when scaling. Plus, API versioning practices at LinkedIn, challenging algorithms to try and more.

How Quora scaled MySQL to 100k+ Queries Per Second

How Quora scaled MySQL to 100k+ Queries Per Second

Plus, what makes a great manager of software engineers, how shopify uses pair programming for mentorship, actionable tips on improving speed and more.

Machine LearningMachine Learning
How OpenAI trained ChatGPT

How OpenAI trained ChatGPT

Plus, how Meta integrated Raft with MySQL, lessons learned at Slack while building on AWS GovCloud and How Nike's bot detection works

Scaling Microservices at DoorDash

Scaling Microservices at DoorDash

Common microservice failures at DoorDash and how they mitigate them. Plus, nine ways to shoot yourself in the foot with Postgres.

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How Uber Tracks Billions of Trips

How Uber Tracks Billions of Trips

We'll talk about Apache Pinot, Bloom Filters, Inverted Indices and more. Plus, how to manage your motivation as a solo developer and why you should job switch.

Arpan KG
Arpan KG
The Architecture of Grab's Data Lake

The Architecture of Grab's Data Lake

We'll talk about data storage formats, merge on read, copy on write and more. Plus, a detailed guide to software architecture documentation, how Figma overhauled their performance testing framework and more.

Arpan KG
Arpan KG
How Netflix Implements Load Shedding

How Netflix Implements Load Shedding

How Netflix classifies traffic and sheds load to ensure a smooth experience during periods of high usage.

How Booking.com Processes Millions of Events Every Second

How Booking.com Processes Millions of Events Every Second

We'll talk about Events and the Three Pillars of Observability. Plus, how to crush your job onboarding, how to improve your team's documentation and more.

Arpan KG
Arpan KG
Scaling Microservices at DoorDash

Scaling Microservices at DoorDash

An in-depth guide on common microservice failures. Plus, how to build deep relationships in Tech, an Intro to Fuzz Testing and more!

How Zomato built a Petabyte Scale Logging System

How Zomato built a Petabyte Scale Logging System

We'll talk about building a highly scalable logging system with ClickHouse. Plus, how AWS S3 is showing its age, a guide to pair programming and more.

Arpan KG
Arpan KG
How Uber migrated Petabytes of Data with Zero Downtime

How Uber migrated Petabytes of Data with Zero Downtime

Uber migrated off DynamoDB and a blobstore to a ledger-style database. We'll talk about the details.

Arpan KG
Arpan KG
How Stripe synchronizes time across their distributed system

How Stripe synchronizes time across their distributed system

How Stripe uses physical and logical clocks for keeping time. Plus, a deep dive on caching in system design, how eBay uses LLMs to improve developer productivity and more.

Arpan KG
Arpan KG
The Engineering behind Instagram's Recommendation Algorithm

The Engineering behind Instagram's Recommendation Algorithm

Plus, how open source repos get hijacked, a curated list of software and architecture design patterns and more

How Reddit built a Metadata Store that Handles 100k Reads per Second

How Reddit built a Metadata Store that Handles 100k Reads per Second

We'll talk about the design of Reddit's Metadata Store and the tech behind it. Plus, how Python's Asyncio works, how GitLab automates engineering management and more.

Arpan KG
Arpan KG
Tech Dive on DynamoDB
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Tech Dive on DynamoDB

We'll talk about the history of DynamoDB, it's architecture, downsides and more. Plus, how Dropbox selects data centers, a history of C compilers and more.

Tech Dive on DynamoDB

Tech Dive on DynamoDB

We'll talk about the history of DynamoDB, it's architecture, downsides and more. Plus, how Dropbox selects data centers, a history of C compilers and more.

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