Describe a time when you designed a scalable architecture on the cloud, and what challenges did you face?

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Designed scalable architecture on cloud for a high-traffic e-commerce website.

Utilized AWS services such as EC2, S3, and CloudFront to handle increased traffic.
Implemented auto-scaling to dynamically adjust resources based on demand.
Utilized load balancing to distribute traffic evenly across multiple servers.
Faced challenges with optimizing costs while ensuring high availability and performance.
Implemented caching mechanisms to reduce latency and improve response times.