rate-limiter-interviewer
OfficialDesign robust API rate limiters at scale.
AuthorPrepLabsAI
Version1.0.0
Installs0
System Documentation
What problem does it solve?
This skill provides a Staff Infrastructure Engineer interviewer to practice designing API Gateways and Rate Limiters, focusing on rate-limiting algorithms, Redis memory management, and distributed race conditions using Lua scripts.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Realistic system design interview prompts for rate limiting in API gateways.
- Covers algorithms (Token Bucket, Sliding Window), architecture decisions, and race-condition handling.
- Use cases include mock interviews for SWE-II backend roles, evaluating latency and scalability.
Quick Start
Start the interview immediately by invoking the rate-limiter-interviewer and proceeding with Phase 1 questions.
Dependency Matrix
Required Modules
None requiredComponents
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Please help me install this Skill: Name: rate-limiter-interviewer Download link: https://github.com/PrepLabsAI/InterviewMentor/archive/main.zip#rate-limiter-interviewer Please download this .zip file, extract it, and install it in the .claude/skills/ directory.
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