@PriyaSrivastava

How AI is Shaping Me as an Engineer

Sep 27, 2025 · 7 min read · When I started out as an engineer, I thought my job was to write perfect code. I once spent an entire weekend refactoring a small function, only to realize later that barely anyone used it. That experience taught me something I’ve been relearning eve...

My HackerRank Internship Experience

Oct 20, 2024 · 8 min read · Hey there! Welcome back to my blog—this time, I’m diving into an experience that played a huge role in shaping my early career: my HackerRank internship. I’ve been meaning to write this for a while, but life got busy, and before I knew it, time just ...

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Latency vs. Throughput: What They Really Mean and How AWS Handles Them

Sep 29, 2024 · 5 min read · Hey there! 🌟 Today, let's dive into two important concepts in system design: latency and throughput. These terms often get thrown around together, but they describe different aspects of system performance. More importantly, understanding how to bala...

Estimating Availability: The Nines That Matter!

Sep 23, 2024 · 3 min read · Back-of-the-Envelope Estimation for Availability in System Design Availability is a critical factor in system design, and estimating it can help you make informed decisions about architecture and trade-offs. Here’s a quick trick to help you estimate...

What is Kubernetes? Let’s Run a Cluster and Find Out!

Sep 21, 2024 · 8 min read · Introduction Recently, I explored Kubernetes by using Minikube, a tool that sets up a local Kubernetes (K8s) environment on your machine. This hands-on experience helped me understand Kubernetes clusters, deployments, services, and the critical infra...