Lessons learned from building a platform at Comparethemarket

Discover Comparethemarket’s journey from a 5-year self-managed K8s to building a platform that became a strategic solution. Learn how they overcame legacy design flaws, enabled new capabilities, and executed a seamless migration strategy.
In this upcoming webinar, participants will explore three key takeaways:
- Starting big projects like building a new platform: key things to watch out for.
- Simplifying the migrations process immediately ensures a smoother project development transition.
- Building your platform as a product.
After a 30-minute talk, there’ll be a 15-minute Q&A, for which we encourage you to submit questions in advance.
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Speaker: Dimple Thoomkuzhy
Engineering Manager, Cloud Engineering at Comparethemarket

Dimple embarked on her professional journey over a decade ago within the realm of animation, gradually transitioning her focus toward software development. Her path eventually led her to the intriguing domain of platform engineering, where she found herself unexpectedly captivated. Embracing this newfound passion, Dimple chose to immerse herself in platform engineering and has since dedicated her efforts to nurturing and advancing empowered platform teams through strategic investment and development initiatives.