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The Backend Engineering Show with Hussein Nasser

Hussein Nasser
Operating Systems
Postgresql
Linux Kernel
Cloudflare
Mongodb
Backend Engineering
Virtual Memory
Socket Management
TCP Connection Management
Node.js
Threads
Apache Kafka
Backend Design Patterns
Multi-Threading
Software Engineering
Database Engineering
Content Delivery Network
Database Management
System Calls
Memory Fragmentation

Welcome to the Backend Engineering Show podcast with your host Hussein Nasser. If you like software engineering you’ve come to the right place. I discuss all sorts of software engineering technologies and news with specific focus on the backend. All opinions are my own. Most of my content in the podcast is an audio version of videos I post on my youtube channel here www.youtube.com/c/Hussei... more

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I wrote a new book that has been in the works for years. It is called Root Cause, and it is for those who enjoy the art of backend engineering.

Early in my career, 20 years ago, I built backend and database applications without fully grasping their ... more

In this video I introduce 5 different design patterns for building backend applications. Each mode explains how a socket listener is established, a connections are established and how threads and connections are managed to read, write and process req... more

Page tables provide the mapping between virtual memory and physical memory for each process. This means it needs to be as efficient and as fast as possible. I explore the inner workings of page tables in this episode.

* 0:00 Intro

* 2:00 Virtual ... more

Page faults occurs when the process tries to access a memory that isn’t backed by a physical page kernel raises a fault which loads a page. It happens on first access, stack expansion, COW, swap and much more. However it comes with a cost.

In this ... more

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Hussein Nasser
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Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars from 452 ratings
  • Only podcast one need for backend dev

    Its amazing how much knowledge this guy posses on backend and how easy is to digest the content. I have also bought all his courses on Udemy. Welp worth the time spent!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Jasandeep
    United States3 years ago
  • Great content!

    The host focused specifically on the backend while talking about fascinating developments in software engineering technologies and news.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    More Than Engineering
    Philippines3 years ago
  • The real deal

    Hussein Nassar knows his stuff. I’ve been working in big tech and for startups as a software engineer for over a decade and I still enjoy listening to this show to fill gaps in my knowledge. He’s a great teacher with an infectious enthusiasm and endless curiosity for the nitty-gritty details. Simply can’t recommend the show enough to any software engineer!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    spccdt
    United States4 years ago
  • Telling it the way it should be told!

    You're a sr software engineer/L3+ tech lead/solution architect/CTO who actually know the stuff and with two hands on keyboard actually do the work but in a complex world can't keep up with the breadth of all the going-ons in the world!

    You may already know how to create table views in a extremely complex environment but not a load balancing expert ... Nasr's got you covered!

    Love the show and Nasr!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Derek Yuen
    Canada5 years ago
  • SO MUCH EGOO IN THIS POD!!

    So I listened to the Pod Episode where he was discussing about a blog post where Uber migrated from PostgreSQL. Usually there is a always a good way to criticize things in a constructive way but this guy trashed the whole Company as if he’s the most intelligent person in the world. This is my first review on the internet, too bad it’s a bad one. Hussein please stop talking down on other people’s work for your own glory, there is a good way to criticize things. Plus, please try to lower your EGO,... more

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    A1nouru
    United States5 years ago

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Popular with GIS-leaning tech professionals who appreciate how backend topics intersect with real-world software engineering and infrastructure.
Quality of content and host enthusiasm are highlighted, though one review calls out ego in critique; overall, reviews skew highly positive.
Listener praise centers on clear explanations and deep technical expertise.
Shows depth and breadth on backend topics, with practical takeaways for engineering decisions.

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What is The Backend Engineering Show about and what kind of topics does it cover?

A technical backend-focused show that dives into systems architecture, databases, networking, and the underlying plumbing of modern software. Episodes consistently cover practical patterns for scaling, memory management, kernel-level optimizations, and real-world outages or engineering challenges, with a hands-on host who explains concepts with depth and concrete examples. Listeners can expect thoughtful exploration of topics like Postgres internals, HTTP/TLS and kernel optimizations, containerization, and performance tradeoffs, often tying ideas to real engineering decisions and code-level implications. A notable strength is its clarity when breaking down complex topics for senior software engineers while still offering actionable takeaway... more

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