[Entry // 2026.04 · 1 min]

Designing AI Interview Pipelines with Async Media Processing

Combining live transcription, background processing, and automated feedback.

AIDeepgramBullMQSystem design

Media pipelines combine work with very different timing constraints. Live transcription must feel immediate; archival video and scoring can be eventually consistent.

Separating those paths makes retries safer and keeps a slow model call from interrupting an interview.