HIGH PERFORMANCE

Airpay USSD

High-performance USSD service re-platformed to GoLang for ultra-low latency, achieving 10ms cold starts.

Project Overview

Developed a high-performance USSD service requiring exceptionally low latency. By proactively adopting GoLang for its backend, achieved remarkable 10-millisecond cold starts and ensured overall response times within 1.5 seconds, proving a new, highly efficient architecture.

Key Features & Contributions

  • GoLang-driven backend for extreme performance
  • Achieved 10ms cold starts on AWS Lambda
  • Guaranteed 1.5-second overall response times for geographically diverse users
  • Optimized database interactions for high throughput

Technical Details

Application Type

Backend/API Application

Primary Database

MySQL / Redis

Deployment

AWS Lambda

Technologies Used

GoLangMySQLAWS LambdaAWS APIGatewayRedisAWS CloudWatch

Project Highlights

Role

Lead Developer

Latency

1.5s max response

Cold Start

10ms

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