Code RoomQuery latency at scale
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Query latency at scale

On-callDatabases & SQLReliability & on-callMid–Senior~20 min

Enabling a feature flag caused a latency spike — the feature runs a query that's fine on small accounts but very slow for large ones, only exercised at scale when the flag went on. How do you respond?

What a strong answer looks like

Stop the bleeding first (mitigate), then form hypotheses from real signals. Separate root cause from symptom, communicate status as you go, and close with what prevents a repeat.

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