Fully agree with you here. I agree with OP of the comment that yes, most startups don't need this. But tons of companies _do_ need to scale. And those are the ones willing to pay someone who knows their shit the big bucks.
No, the company that I work for isn't Netflix, but it still has tons of customers. One of our services regularly pushes past 100k rps, and knowing much of what is covered in this guide has been incredibly helpful over my career.
When I interview people, I put as much if not more focus on being able to come up with a sane design as I do coding. Especially for a senior engineer.
No, the company that I work for isn't Netflix, but it still has tons of customers. One of our services regularly pushes past 100k rps, and knowing much of what is covered in this guide has been incredibly helpful over my career.
When I interview people, I put as much if not more focus on being able to come up with a sane design as I do coding. Especially for a senior engineer.