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You don’t need to Solve 100+ System Design case studies #229 You need to Know 10 Architectural Patterns extremely well System design interviews don’t test whether you’ve built Twitter from scratch They test if you Understand the problem - and how you Think when facing an open-ended, large-scale Challenge Every System Design question falls into one of the Core Architectural Patterns: - Load Balancing & Horizontal Scaling - Caching Strategies (Write-through, Write-around, etc.) - Queue-based Decoupling (Async Processing) - Database Sharding & Partitioning - Rate Limiting & Throttling - CDN & Content Delivery - Pub/Sub Messaging - Read/Write Optimization - Eventual Consistency - CAP Tradeoffs Once you Master these concepts, there are no “hard” systems - just combinations of familiar ideas .. Stop Memorizing. Start Thinking. TopCoding - Less Guessing, More Architecture #SystemDesign #InterviewPrep #SoftwareEngineering #TechCareer

Closing Jira tickets does NOT make you a Mid-Level Engineer #228 And it will NEVER get you to Senior You can ship tickets all day .. But if you’re not Challenging architecture, Mentoring others, or Shaping direction - You’re not mid-level. You’re a high-functioning Junior. And you’re running in the OPPOSITE direction of Senior The TRUE mid-level engineers do: ✅ Drive team velocity - Not just your own productivity  ✅ Challenge decisions with DATA - Not opinions ✅ Shape project direction - Beyond just following requirements  ✅ Become the senior's right hand - Strategic thinking ✅ Own a domain expertise - Be THE person for something specific Want to be “considered for Senior” ?? Then STOP hoping Jira tickets will speak for you .. Start working like someone who already got the TITLE Or stay Stuck doing the work .. While Someone else gets the Raise TopCoding - DM us "LEVEL UP" to Take Control of your Tech Career #SoftwareEngineering #CareerGrowth #InterviewPrep #Coding

You are Paid what you "Said you've done"... #228 Not what you "Actually did"... If you've coded 90% of the projects, but at Daily meetings you... just don't speak Then did you really code them?? Your Manager is NOT your Mum... he doesn't care about you It's your responsibility to: 1. Position yourself as a worthy and impactful Engineer 2. Push for "publicity" and "visibility" of your work 3. Get the credit for what you did Often, your manager and colleagues might even try to hijack your achievements - Protect them! And remember - in 1 month's time, there will be NO comeback to this Project Protect it now or get Lowballed later. TopCoding - Action Driver Results. #Coding #Career #Tech #Interview #Prep

Not at the beach. Not having $250k+.. #227 (You can have both in October, BUT...) You can't get it by Following the SAME Path... You keep failing to be a "go-to person" at work... You keep failing at being "the Expert"... Hence the 3% raise, hence.. the Uncertainty to.. Ask for a Big Raise You have 2 paths: 1. Keep up with the excuses or 2. Change something If you've been looking for a sign.. it's been 1/2 of the Year, you are still there... That's the SIGN Start now. Win later. TopCoding - Take Action or be Taken. #Coding #Career #Interview #Prep

Can't Remember What You Worked On This Week? #226 Start Tracking Your Impact. Start Small, But Start TODAY. Your Work Log is Mandatory To Measure Growth, Catch Stagnation, and Build a Foundation for every Promotion, Raise, or CV Write down the Projects, the Hard Problems, and the Impact you made this week If There’s Nothing to Write… That’s a Red Flag in Itself TopCoding – Build Your Accountability System Today

Forward vs Reverse Proxy - More Than Just Direction  #225 The Proxy Type Impacts Security, Latency & Scale - Forward Proxy: Sits in front of clients, hides identity, and controls outbound traffic - Reverse Proxy: Sits in front of servers, balances load, and protects internal services - CDNs? Often reverse proxies at a global scale - Corporate Firewalls? Usually forward proxies with strict access policies - Need Caching, SSL Termination, or Anonymity? TopCoding - Understand the Architecture Behind the Buzzwords

The Top 3 Red Flags in HR Interviews #224 ( That Can Cost You the Job Offer.. HR Isn’t Just Checking your Skills HR is scanning for Attitude, Mindset, and Long-Term Fit 1. “No questions from me” = Screams low Curiosity and Interest 2. Demanding Conditions before Proving Value = Entitlement over Impact 3. Speaking Negatively about a Current Employer = Signals Poor Judgment TopCoding – Where Ambitious Engineers Become Unstoppable

This Post Can Increase Your Salary by 37% #223 )( It’s Simpler Than You Think ) Start Making Data-Driven Decisions Stop guessing. Start asking: - Why is this the approach? - What’s the reasoning behind it? - Can we validate this with data? Show Up with Proof, Not Opinions That’s How You Build Trust and Level Up TopCoding –  Join the Engineers Who Choose Growth

" I’m happy to announce that I started a new role " #222 \ This Could Be Your Announcement In Just 4 Months \ If You Feel Tired Of : - Being Underpaid - Feeling Stuck in the Same Role - Feeling Insecure and Incompetent The Next 3 to 6 Months Can Change The Next 3 to 6 Years of Your Career. BUT Only If You Take Action NOW TopCoding - It Starts With One Decision. Make It Count.

B-Trees vs LSM vs AVL vs Red-Black Isn’t Just CS Theory #221 It’s Core to How Your Database Stores, Indexes, and Scales Data - B-Trees: Balanced Depth, Predictable Disk Access, and Time-Tested for Relational DBs - LSM Trees: Log-Structured Writes, Compactions, and Optimized for Write-Heavy Workloads - Red-Black Trees: Self-Balancing, Fast In-Memory Lookups, and Backbone of Many Language Libs - What About AVL? Or B+? Or Adaptive Radix Trees? - Do You Need Real-Time Consistency or Eventual Compactness? TopCoding - Master the Depth Behind the Surface