Engineering Publications
Technical Insights & Architecture Papers
Deep-dives on high-throughput backend architecture, Python & Django performance, real-time Voice AI, and resilient database modeling.
Redis Memory Fragmentation & jemalloc Tuning: Diagnosing OOM Kills and Calibrating Active Defragmentation in Production
Redis nodes frequently get killed by the Linux OOM-killer even when used_memory is well below host limits. Learn how to diagnose jemalloc allocator fragmentation and configure active defragmentation safely.