Q1 Recap
From Fragile Ops → Scalable Infrastructure
- Migrated to managed Kubernetes
- Adopted high-availability PostgreSQL
- Automated deploys with CI/CD
- Built centralized monitoring & alerting
Impact
- 3× faster system performance
- 99.99% uptime
- Deploys in minutes (not hours)
- Zero production incidents
Challenges We Faced
- Legacy code slowed modernization
- Tooling adoption required cultural alignment
- Visibility into systems was previously limited
Q2 Priorities
Laying the foundation for product velocity at scale
- Finalize frontend and backend modularization
- Reduce infrastructure cost while improving elasticity
- Prepare systems and teams for parallel feature delivery
Team Expansion Strategy
- Hiring: 3 Backend, 3 Frontend, 2 DevOps, 1 Android
- Focus: senior engineers who can scope and ship independently
- Goal: support concurrent product streams with fewer bottlenecks
Risk Management
- Hiring pipeline already active
- Legacy systems isolated behind APIs
- Architectural boundaries enforced to avoid scope creep
Q2 Strategy Offsite
By Ali Montajebi
Q2 Strategy Offsite
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