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Ali Malik

Engineer with 5+ years at AWS. Writing to continue learning and rid myself of my imposter syndrome.

Washington, DC Joined on Jan 24, 2026 https://www.blog.ahmazin.dev

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Ali Malik

Apr 7

The Rise of Edge Computing

#discuss #distributedsystems

6 min read

Ali Malik

Apr 7

Cryptography for Software Developers

#security #softwaredevelopment #software #softwareengineering

8 min read

Ali Malik

Apr 7

Merkle Trees

#cryptocurrency #distributedsystems #datastructures

6 min read

Ali Malik

Apr 7

Merkle Trees....continued (#4)

#cryptocurrency #distributedsystems #datastructures

9 min read

Ali Malik

Apr 7

How OpenAI Serves 800 Million Users Without Sharding Postgres

#openai #database #postgres #distributedsystems

14 min read

Ali Malik

Apr 7

Beyond "Pick Two": Real-World Trade Offs

#distributedsystems #database #systemdesign #softwaredevelopment

14 min read

Ali Malik

Feb 24

AP Systems Explained: Stale Data Beats Dead Servers

#database #distributedsystems #systemdesign #computerscience

18 min read

Ali Malik

Feb 3

CP Systems Explained: The Hidden Cost of Strong Consistency

#distributedsystems #database #postgres #backend

16 min read

Ali Malik

Feb 3

CAP Theorem Explained: Beyond the "Pick Two" Myth

#distributedsystems #systemdesign #database #backend

8 min read

Ali Malik

Feb 3

Computer Networks 101 (#2)

#beginners #computerscience #networking #tutorial

8 min read

Ali Malik

Feb 3

Life At Amazon (#1)

#aws #career #devjournal #interview

5 min read

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