Problem
How would you design a rate-limiting mechanism to protect internal microservices from being overwhelmed by sudden spikes in user traffic at The Zebra?
Practicing as: Software Engineer interview at The ZebraHi, I'll play your The Zebra interviewer for the Software Engineer role. Candidates describe these interviews as mostly positive and moderately difficult, so expect me to be friendly and conversational. Take your time with the question above and answer like we're in the room.
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