This post is the first in a two-part series. This year, my teammates and I solved a CPU throttling issue that affects nearly every container orchestrator with hard limits, including Kubernetes, Docker, and Mesos. In doing so, we lowered worst-case response latency in one of Indeed’s applications from over two seconds to 30 milliseconds. In […]
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Being Just Reliable Enough
One Saturday morning, as I settled in on the couch for a nice do-nothing day of watching college football, my wife reminded me that I had agreed to rake the leaves after putting it off for the last two weekends. Being a good neighbor and not wanting another homeowners’ association (HOA) violation (and it being […]
Jobs Filter: Improving the Job Seeker Experience
As Indeed continues to grow, we’re finding more ways to help people get jobs. We’re also offering more ways job seekers can see those jobs. Job seekers can search directly on Indeed.com, receive recommendations, view sponsored jobs or Indeed Targeted Ads, or receive invitations to apply — to name a few. While each option presents […]