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47 resultsObservability — Logs, Metrics, and Traces
Implementing the three pillars with OpenTelemetry and making them actionable.
CI/CD Pipeline Design — From Commit to Production
Stages, gates, deployment strategies, and keeping pipelines fast.
Secure Coding — OWASP Top 10 for Backend Engineers
Injection, broken auth, XSS, IDOR, and how to prevent each.
Choosing a vector database: pgvector vs Pinecone vs Weaviate
A practical comparison across dimensions that matter for production RAG systems.
REST API design principles we follow
Versioning, error formats, pagination, and auth patterns used across all Intersysop-built APIs.
Privacy-First Data Design — PII Handling Patterns
Tokenisation, pseudonymisation, encryption at rest, and right-to-deletion workflows.
Data Warehouse Modelling — Star Schema and Dimensional Design
Facts, dimensions, slowly changing dimensions, and why modelling choices matter for query performance.
Progressive Delivery — Feature Flags, Canary, and Dark Launching
Techniques for releasing software confidently at any scale.
REST API Versioning Strategies
URL path, header, and query-param versioning compared with real-world tradeoffs.
Data Mesh — Principles and Practical Implementation
Domain ownership, data products, self-serve infrastructure, and federated governance.
Secrets Management for Data Platforms
HashiCorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, and patterns for rotating credentials safely.
Designing a Data Lake on AWS S3
Folder structure, naming conventions, lifecycle policies, and access patterns.
Airflow Best Practices for Production Pipelines
Idempotency, backfilling, SLA misses, and common pitfalls to avoid.
Kubernetes Deployment Patterns for Production Services
Deployments, Services, Ingress, HPA, and resource management.
Logging Best Practices for Production Services
Structured logging, log levels, correlation IDs, and log aggregation.
API Error Handling — Consistent Error Responses
Error format standards, HTTP status code usage, and client-friendly error design.
Orchestrating Pipelines with Apache Airflow
DAGs, operators, scheduling, and production best practices for Airflow.
GraphQL vs REST — When to Use Each
Comparing query flexibility, over-fetching, tooling, and operational complexity.
Distributed Tracing — Propagating Context Across Services
Trace context propagation, sampling strategies, and analysing traces.
API Gateway — Responsibilities and Implementation Patterns
Authentication, rate limiting, routing, request aggregation, and when not to use a gateway.
API Testing Strategy — Unit, Integration, Contract, and E2E
Building a test pyramid that catches real bugs without slowing delivery.
API Idempotency — Safe Retries for Mutations
Idempotency keys, implementation, and which HTTP methods are idempotent by definition.
OpenAPI Spec-First API Development
Write the contract before writing code — benefits, tooling, and workflow.
Designing and Publishing API Client SDKs
Auto-generation vs handwritten, retry logic, versioning, and developer experience.
Idiomatic REST API Design Patterns
Naming conventions, filtering, sorting, sparse fieldsets, and HATEOAS considerations.
API Documentation Best Practices
What makes documentation useful, tooling, and keeping docs accurate.
OAuth 2.0 and OIDC — Implementing Secure Third-Party Auth
Authorization code flow, PKCE, scopes, and integrating with identity providers.
Background Job Queue Design
Idempotency, retries, dead letter queues, and job observability.
HTTP Caching Strategies for APIs and Web Applications
Cache-Control headers, ETags, CDN caching, and cache invalidation.
CDN and Edge Caching Strategy
Origin offload, cache key design, purging, and choosing a CDN.
Implementing Data Lineage Tracking
Column-level lineage, tools, and why it is critical for debugging and compliance.
Apache Spark — Core Concepts and When to Use It
RDDs, DataFrames, Spark SQL, and the use cases where Spark is the right tool.
API Pagination — Cursor, Offset, and Keyset Patterns
When each method works, performance tradeoffs, and implementation details.
Elasticsearch Indexing Strategy and Performance
Mapping, sharding, bulk indexing, and query optimization for Elasticsearch.
Event Sourcing and CQRS — Practical Implementation
Event store design, projection rebuilding, and operational realities.
gRPC Service Design — Protocol Buffers and Production Patterns
Proto file design, streaming, deadlines, interceptors, and error handling.
Semantic Versioning — MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH in Practice
When to bump each version number and how to communicate breaking changes.
Running Data Workloads on Kubernetes
Spark on K8s, Airflow on K8s, resource requests, and storage patterns.
Load Testing with k6
Script a realistic load test, interpret results, and find bottlenecks before they find users.
Extracting Microservices from a Monolith
The strangler fig pattern, identifying seams, and avoiding the distributed monolith.
Implementing Rate Limiting in APIs
Token bucket, sliding window, fixed window — algorithms and implementation patterns.
Serverless Architecture — When Functions Work and When They Don't
Cold starts, event-driven patterns, cost model, and the right use cases.
Time-Series Databases — InfluxDB vs TimescaleDB vs ClickHouse
Comparing purpose-built and general-purpose solutions for time-series data.
Designing a Reliable Webhook System
Delivery guarantees, signature verification, retry logic, and consumer best practices.
Product Engineering — Service Overview
APIs, dashboards, and services delivered with tests, CI/CD, and observability from day one.
MongoDB Schema Design Patterns
Embedding vs referencing, the subset pattern, and indexing strategy.
Data & Platform — Service Overview
Pipelines, vector stores, governance, and privacy-first data design.