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My Writings on Backend Engineering, Distributed Systems, DevOps and Cloud Native topics

Hey there! I'm sharing my thoughts and learnings on backend engineering, distributed systems, DevOps, and Cloud Native topics. I write about the challenges I encounter, the solutions I find, and the insights I gain from building and operating production systems. Whether you're a fellow engineer or just curious about how the backend works, I hope you find something interesting here. Thanks for reading!

Distributed Systems

Raft timeouts in practice

What changed in my understanding of Raft after implementing leader election loops instead of only reading the paper.

Distributed SystemsRaftConsensus

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Databases

Compaction without surprises

A short note on why storage-engine maintenance matters to application behavior long before users know the term LSM tree.

DatabasesStorage EnginesPerformance

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Kubernetes

Reconciliation loops that do not fight operators

Notes on building Kubernetes control loops that converge reliably while still leaving humans room to understand and intervene.

KubernetesOperatorsControl Loops

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