Cache hit rate looks good, but users are seeing stale or repetitive answers. How would you respond?

Instruction: Explain how you would debug a cache that looks efficient but degrades experience.

Context: Tests how the candidate diagnoses the problem, chooses the safest next step, and reasons through recovery. Explain how you would debug a cache that looks efficient but degrades experience.

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I would treat this as a cache correctness problem, not as a cache success story. A high hit rate is only good if the cached response is still valid for the user, context, and freshness expectations of the request.

I would inspect cache keys, invalidation rules,...

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