Distributed-Systems
- Distributed Caching Layer for VCS
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algorithms
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caching
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concurrency
and +4 more
An optimized distributed caching architecture designed to drastically reduce backend I/O and accelerate VCS operations; intelligently caching heavy objects and hashes with ultra-low latency.
- Distributed Web Crawler
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caching
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data-pipelines
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distributed-systems
and +1 more
A highly resilient architectural design for a Google-scale web crawler; heavily focusing on breadth-first search (BFS), extensive DNS resolution caching, and polite handling of malicious domains.
- Flash Sale / Ticketmaster
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algorithms
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concurrency
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database
and +1 more
A high-resiliency architecture for extreme traffic bursts, utilizing virtual waiting rooms and atomic inventory management to ensure fair distribution under load.
- Notification System
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distributed-systems
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queues
A robust architectural design for a high-throughput, multi-channel notification service supporting push, email, and SMS; featuring strict prioritization queues, tiered rate limiting, and reliable delivery tracking.
- Payment System
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algorithms
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database
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distributed-systems
A high-integrity architecture for global payment gateways and internal ledgers, emphasizing rigorous idempotency, eventual consistency, and deterministic recovery.
- Privacy-Preserving Federated Learning Platform
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algorithms
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distributed-systems
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ml
and +1 more
A secure platform design for advanced federated learning pipelines; training models directly across edge devices without sharing raw telemetry, utilizing secure local aggregation and robust privacy safeguards.
- Real-Time Collaborative WebApp
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concurrency
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distributed-systems
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networking
A real-time synchronization design for collaborative applications (e.g., Google Docs, Figma); utilizing WebSockets and Operational Transformation (OT) or CRDTs for consistent state resolution.
- Service Resilience
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distributed-systems
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networking
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queues
Design patterns for reliable microservice behavior under load; implementing strict request idempotency, non-blocking async I/O, robust circuit breakers, durable background queues, and observability.
- URL Shortener & Pastebin
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caching
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database
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distributed-systems
and +1 more
A robust structural design for a highly available, extremely read-heavy service bridging short aliases to long URLs; implementing Base62 encoding, Snowflake IDs, and strict collision avoidance.
- Video Transcoding & Streaming Pipeline
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data-pipelines
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distributed-systems
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media
and +1 more
An inherently scalable video ingestion and transcoding system architecture; asynchronously chunking heavy media, extracting actionable features, and steadily outputting adaptive bitrates via worker pools.