Master checksum data integrity concepts for system design interviews. Covers MD5/SHA algorithms, write/read paths, corruption detection and recovery, and real-world usage in Cassandra, HDFS, and S3.
Master strong vs eventual consistency for system design interviews. Covers CAP theorem mapping, synchronous vs async replication, quorum tuning, hybrid approaches, and real-world database examples.
Master heartbeat failure detection for system design interviews. Covers centralized vs decentralized models, heartbeat tuning, gossip protocols, false positives, real-world usage in Kubernetes and Cassandra.
Master the leader-follower replication pattern for system design interviews. Covers write coordination, sync vs async replication, follower reads, leader election with Raft/Paxos, and FAANG interview scripts.