IntermediatePhone
2 min
Distributed Tracing Basics
ObservabilityMicroservicesMonitoring
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Interview Question
What is distributed tracing, and why is it important in microservices architectures?
Key Points to Cover
- Tracks requests across multiple services via unique trace IDs
- Helps pinpoint latency, failures, and dependencies in microservices
- Common tools: Jaeger, Zipkin, OpenTelemetry
Evaluation Rubric
Defines distributed tracing34% weight
Explains its value for debugging33% weight
Mentions popular tracing tools33% weight
Hints
- 💡Trace IDs + span IDs form the linkage between services.
Potential Follow-up Questions
- ❓How does OpenTelemetry simplify instrumentation?
- ❓How do you sample traces efficiently?
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