Designing a High-Traffic Search Service
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Spring BootElasticsearchRedis
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Performance • Pagination • Sorting
ScalabilitySystem DesignBackend
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Building an Event-Driven Order System
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JavaKafkaPostgreSQL
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Implementing RBAC Authorization Service
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Spring SecurityJWTRedis
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Real-Time Notification System Design
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Event Booking Platform
Full-stack event management with seat reservation and payment integration.
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Property Search System
Elasticsearch-powered property search with advanced filters and geo-queries.
JavaElasticsearchAngularRedis
Intermediate
Auth Service with RBAC
Complete authentication system with role-based access control.
Spring SecurityJWTPostgreSQL
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Engineering Notes & Learnings
Why Offset Pagination Fails at Scale
Performance5 min read
JWT Is Not Authentication
Security4 min read
MongoDB vs MySQL — Real Decision Matrix
Database7 min read
The Hidden Cost of Microservices
Architecture6 min read
Caching Strategies That Actually Work
Performance8 min read
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Auth Flow Architecture
JWT-based authentication with refresh token rotation
SecurityOAuth
Search Pipeline Design
Elasticsearch with Redis caching layer
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Cache Strategy Patterns
Multi-level caching with invalidation
RedisPerformance
Event-Driven Architecture
Kafka-based async processing pipeline
MicroservicesMessaging
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