HomeSoftware Engineer building Distributed Systems · Databases · Agentic AIhttps://pratikstemkar.github.io/Distributed Video Transcoderhttps://pratikstemkar.github.io/projects/distributed-video-transcoder/https://pratikstemkar.github.io/projects/distributed-video-transcoder/Asynchronous video transcoding with a Redis-backed job queue, ASP.NET Core, SQL Server, and FFmpegWed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTInverted Indexeshttps://pratikstemkar.github.io/blog/inverted-indexes/https://pratikstemkar.github.io/blog/inverted-indexes/Why search engines can query billions of records instantlySun, 10 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTBloom Filtershttps://pratikstemkar.github.io/blog/bloom-filters/https://pratikstemkar.github.io/blog/bloom-filters/Avoiding wasted work in distributed systems and databasesSun, 03 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTJava 21 Virtual Threadshttps://pratikstemkar.github.io/blog/java-virtual-threads/https://pratikstemkar.github.io/blog/java-virtual-threads/Scaling backend systems without thread pool headachesSun, 19 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTFull Text Search in PostgreSQL - Part 1https://pratikstemkar.github.io/blog/full-text-search-postgresql-1/https://pratikstemkar.github.io/blog/full-text-search-postgresql-1/From basic string matching to actually useful searchThu, 02 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTRaft Consensus Algorithmhttps://pratikstemkar.github.io/blog/raft-consensus/https://pratikstemkar.github.io/blog/raft-consensus/A simple way to make multiple servers agree and stay consistentSat, 28 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTRedis Basicshttps://pratikstemkar.github.io/blog/redis-basics/https://pratikstemkar.github.io/blog/redis-basics/Why It Shows Up EverywhereFri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTIndexing in PostgreSQL using B-Treeshttps://pratikstemkar.github.io/blog/btree-indexing-in-postgresql/https://pratikstemkar.github.io/blog/btree-indexing-in-postgresql/A deep dive into B-Tree indexing in PostgreSQLSat, 07 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTTwo Phase Commithttps://pratikstemkar.github.io/blog/two-phase-commit/https://pratikstemkar.github.io/blog/two-phase-commit/From Theory to a Working Go ImplementationTue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTInside PostgreSQL Transactionshttps://pratikstemkar.github.io/blog/inside-postgresql-transactions/https://pratikstemkar.github.io/blog/inside-postgresql-transactions/MVCC, Isolation, and What Really Happens Under the HoodSat, 28 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhat I Learned From the Clerk System Outagehttps://pratikstemkar.github.io/blog/clerk-system-outage-feb-19-2026/https://pratikstemkar.github.io/blog/clerk-system-outage-feb-19-2026/How a PostgreSQL Query Plan Flip Took Down a Production SystemSun, 22 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTConsistent Hashinghttps://pratikstemkar.github.io/blog/consistent-hashing/https://pratikstemkar.github.io/blog/consistent-hashing/Designing Stable Partitioning for Distributed SystemsSun, 15 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTScaling your Database - Partitioning and Shardinghttps://pratikstemkar.github.io/blog/partitioning-and-sharding/https://pratikstemkar.github.io/blog/partitioning-and-sharding/Everything about Partitioning and Sharding in Distributed DatabasesSun, 08 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhat I learned about replication from DDIAhttps://pratikstemkar.github.io/blog/replication-from-ddia/https://pratikstemkar.github.io/blog/replication-from-ddia/Everything about replication in Distributed SystemsSun, 25 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTSample Blog Post - Styling Showcasehttps://pratikstemkar.github.io/blog/02-sample-styling-showcase/https://pratikstemkar.github.io/blog/02-sample-styling-showcase/A comprehensive sample blog post demonstrating all the beautiful styling features of this blog.Sun, 18 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTAstro Content Collectionshttps://pratikstemkar.github.io/blog/05-astro-content-collections/https://pratikstemkar.github.io/blog/05-astro-content-collections/Learn how to use Content Collections for type-safe content management in Astro.Sat, 17 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTAstro Components Deep Divehttps://pratikstemkar.github.io/blog/04-astro-components-deep-dive/https://pratikstemkar.github.io/blog/04-astro-components-deep-dive/Master Astro components - from basic syntax to advanced patterns for building reusable UI.Fri, 16 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTGetting Started with Astrohttps://pratikstemkar.github.io/blog/03-getting-started-with-astro/https://pratikstemkar.github.io/blog/03-getting-started-with-astro/A beginner's guide to building fast websites with Astro - the modern static site generator.Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTPlan for 2026https://pratikstemkar.github.io/blog/01-plan-for-2026/https://pratikstemkar.github.io/blog/01-plan-for-2026/Let's see what we want to achieve in 2026.Sun, 04 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTmake-billhttps://pratikstemkar.github.io/projects/make-bill/https://pratikstemkar.github.io/projects/make-bill/API first PDF generation serviceThu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTUrban Clamphttps://pratikstemkar.github.io/projects/urban-clamp/https://pratikstemkar.github.io/projects/urban-clamp/Household Services PlatformSat, 01 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT