Optimizing API Gateway Selection for Scalable MSA
M icroservices architecture inherently introduces network complexity. As services fragment, the mesh of point-to-point communication becomes unmanageable, leading to duplicated logic for authenticat…
Zero Downtime Monolith to MSA Migration
L egacy monolithic systems often reach a tipping point where vertical scaling becomes cost-prohibitive and feature velocity degrades due to tight coupling. A "Big Bang" rewrite—halting de…
High-Concurrency Redis Caching Architecture Design
Scaling a system to handle 100,000 TPS (Transactions Per Second) is rarely solved by simply adding more database replicas. The bottleneck almost always shifts to disk I/O latency. Implementing a dis…
Unpacking the API Gateway's Role and Benefits
In the world of modern software development, the shift from monolithic architectures to Microservices Architecture ( MSA ) has been nothing short of a paradigm shift. It promises scalability, resi…
Building YouTube A System Design Walkthrough
The System Design interview is often the most intimidating hurdle in the hiring process for senior engineering roles, especially at FAANG (or MAMA) level companies. Unlike algorithmic challenges …
Startup Architecture A Founder's Dilemma
As a full-stack developer who has been in the trenches with startups of all sizes, I've seen the same question paralyze founders and engineering leads time and time again: "What is the bes…