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Senior Software Engineer | System design + scalable cloud architecture | Mentorship-focused Helping devs build better systems and grow stronger teams. Sharing lessons from scaling apps and mentoring engineers.
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How do you approach cloud cost optimization without hurting performance?
As systems scale, cloud costs can spiral. I ve worked with teams that optimized infrastructure only after a painful invoice.
From autoscaling to storage tiers there s a balance between performance and cost.
What s one change you made that brought significant savings without compromising reliability?
What’s the most common system design mistake you see junior devs make?
In mentorship sessions, I often notice junior engineers jumping into microservices too early, before the problem even demands it.
System design should be about solving user needs, not showcasing complexity.
What s one mistake you ve seen (or made) that taught you a lesson in scalable architecture?
Travel & AI — hasn't this been solved? AMA w/ KAYAK's Chief Product Officer
AMA HOST WILL GO LIVE ON MAY 7TH @ 11AM EST
Hello everyone! Matthias here. As Chief Product Officer at KAYAK, I lead our AI initiatives and development of intelligent travel interfaces.
First thing I'll say is that AI in travel is deceptively complex. Many companies claim to have "solved" it, but most solutions fall short in critical ways - either they don't access real-time pricing, they hallucinate travel information, or they create frustrating user experiences.