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Sep 04, 2023

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.

Aug 25, 2023

How Grab uses Graph Databases to Reduce Fraud

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

Aug 19, 2023

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.

Aug 10, 2023

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.

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Jun 08, 2023

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

Apr 25, 2023

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.

How DoorDash labels Millions of Items with Large Language Models

How DoorDash uses GPT-4, RAG and LLM agents for labeling data. Plus, why you don't always need indexes, bloom filters explained visually and more.

May 01, 2024

How Canva Redesigned their Attribution System

We'll talk about why Canva switched to an ELT system built with Snowflake and DBT. Plus, how an empty S3 bucket can make your AWS bill explode, How Figma cut their C++ build times and more.

Arpan KG

Apr 28, 2024

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Tech Dive - Docker

A dive into virtual machines, containers and docker.

Apr 28, 2024

How Facebook Keeps Millions of Servers Synced

Plus, how Google uses Design Docs, strategies for managing infrastructure costs and more.

Apr 23, 2024

How Robinhood uses Graph Algorithms to prevent Fraud

How Robinhood uses algorithms like Connected Components, PageRank and more. Plus, what makes an outstanding programmer, four important software design principles and more.

Arpan KG

Apr 21, 2024

Lessons from Big Tech on Building Resilient Payment Systems

Lessons from Shopify and Doordash on building Large Scale Payment Systems. Plus, how Discord develops GenAI applications, Redis getting overtaken and more.

Arpan KG

Apr 18, 2024

The Architecture of Tinder's API Gateway

The design of Tinder's API gateway. Plus, a study on the Ballmer peak, how to review code as a junior dev, Mistral's new LLM and more.

Apr 16, 2024

How Shopify scaled their Database

How Shopify scaled their Database with Vitess. Plus, a guide to mentorship for software engineers, a dive into database fundamentals and more.

Arpan KG

Apr 12, 2024

Tech Dive on AWS S3

A tech dive on Object Storage (AWS S3, Azure Blob Storage, Google Cloud Storage). Plus how to avoid SMS fraud attacks, the history behind inheritance and more.

Arpan KG

Apr 09, 2024

How Pinterest Rebuilt their Logging Stack

Plus, tips for effective code review, how to use LLMs in your product, metastable failures explained and more.

Apr 04, 2024

How GitHub Copilot Works

Ryan Salva is the VP of Product at GitHub and he gave a fantastic talk delving into how Copilot works. Plus, principles from The Effective Executive, a guide to Stock Options Conversations and more.