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Tell me how you prevent a log aggregation backend from collapsing when the primary application experiences a huge traffic spike

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1 answer published. Last candidate submission on Jul 5 2026, 5:07am PDT. Interview question asked to Software Engineers interviewing at Pepperfry, Blind, Interactive Brokers and other companies. Original question asked: Tell me how you prevent a log aggregation backend from collapsing when the primary application experiences a huge traffic spike. Question last reported by a candidate interviewing at Martplaats for a Software Engineer interview on Jun 15 2026, 8:38am PDT.