Designing Scalable Systems That Handle Real-World Load
Key patterns, architectural decisions, and lessons learned from building and scaling high-traffic systems.
Real Incidents
Production issues, root causes, and the fixes that made the system easier to operate.
Payment Gateway Timeout During High Traffic
How a timeout configuration caused failures and what we changed to fix it.
10 min read
Database Deadlocks in Peak Hours
Root cause analysis of recurring deadlocks and the long-term fix.
8 min read
High Latency in Microservices Communication
Diagnosing latency issues in a distributed system and improving response times.
9 min read
Deep Engineering
In-depth articles on building, scaling, and securing production systems.
System Design & Architecture
Diagrams, flows, and breakdowns of complex systems.
E-commerce System Architecture at a Glance
High-level overview.
Real-Time Data Processing Pipeline
End-to-end data flow.
Microservices Communication Flow
Service interaction diagram.
Backup & Disaster Recovery Strategy
Keeping data safe.
From Bakar
Field notes, lessons, and engineering judgment from public-safe production examples.
Lessons Learned from Scaling Real-World Applications
Key takeaways from challenges, mistakes, and improvements.
6 min read
How I Approach Problem Solving as an Engineer
My mindset, framework, and principles for solving complex issues.
4 min read
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