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Jan 15, 2026 · Backend Development

Kafka Rebalance Storm Crushed 120k QPS in JD Interview – How to Understand and Fix

In a JD senior Java architect interview, a Kafka consumer‑group rebalance storm caused QPS to drop from 120k to zero, triggering massive message loss and latency spikes, and the article walks through the rebalance fundamentals, failure causes, impact analysis, cooperative sticky assignor migration, and comprehensive monitoring and mitigation strategies.