Gopal JaiswalHyderabad, India

Senior Software Engineer · Microsoft

Helping engineers think, design, and communicate at the next level.

I am Gopal Jaiswal, a Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft, based in Hyderabad. I work across distributed systems, microservices, and large-scale backend infrastructure — Java, Spring, Kafka, Spark, and multithreaded, highly concurrent systems. TODO: add a sentence on what you help engineers with (interview prep, design reviews, mentorship, etc.).

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P10

How do I handle idempotency for write APIs?

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AdvancedCore Distributed Systems & Scalability

TODO: write your full answer here. Cover idempotency keys, dedupe storage (and its TTL), where the check sits relative to the write, and how retries interact with partial failures.

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How do I design a migration strategy for a huge table?

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Where should I cache: client, edge, service, or DB layer?

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How do I avoid cache stampedes on a hot key?

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“I had a resume review session with Gopal, and it was extremely valuable. He provided clear, honest, and actionable feedback that helped me better structure my resume and highlight my strengths more effectively. Gopal has a great eye for detail and really understands what recruiters look for.”

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“I had an in-depth resume review with Gopal, and it was extremely insightful. He clearly pointed out my strengths, highlighted gaps, and gave very practical suggestions on how to improve the technical depth of my experience and showcase it more effectively.”

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“Very supportive throughout the session and created a comfortable environment. The interview closely simulated a real interview experience and was very insightful.”

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