Simple is Scalable with Product Architect Mojtaba Sarooghi

Smooth Scaling: System Design for High Traffic

What makes a system scalable? In this episode, Mojtaba Sarooghi explains why simplicity is the secret to scalability. Saroonghi explains why avoiding complexity helps minimize the risk of failure while improving troubleshooting, deployment, and the overall scalability of a system. He walks though how Queue-it has maintained simplicity as it has grown, the allure of complexity, and how architects can incorporate simplicity into their system design and development.

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This episode's guest is Mojtaba Sarooghi, a Distinguished Product Architect at Queue-it. Moji was one of the company’s first employees, starting his journey as a software developer over 10 years ago. He is highly experienced with AWS services, product and architectural design, managing developer teams, and defining and executing on product vision.

Host Jose Quaresma is the VP of Technical Engagement at Queue-it, working on the frontlines with some of the world’s biggest businesses on their busiest days, from Ticketmaster to Zalando to Home Office U.K. Each week, he’ll be joined by experts across industries, uncovering how major organizations design, build, and deploy systems that perform at scale.

This podcast is hosted by José Quaresma, researched by Joseph Thwaites and produced by Perseu Mandillo.

• (00:00) - Welcome & Introduction
• (01:08) - Moji’s Background
• (01:59) - What Makes a System Scalable?
• (05:19) - Trade-offs of Simplicity vs. Complexity
• (11:37) - Simplicity in scalability
• (13:00) - Simplicity and complexity in Queue-it
• (17:32) - Everyday Complexity in Engineering
• (19:22) - Quickfire Round
• (23:40) - Wrap-up

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