Learning to Design Systems for Scalability — A Practitioner’s Perspective
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Registration Link: https://luma.com/mu4wsv8t
Scalability is often treated as a purely technical challenge, something to solve with the right architecture, tools, or infrastructure. In reality, it is just as much about how we think.
In this talk, Fion shares her journey of learning to design for scalability through real-world experience: navigating evolving requirements, growing systems, and the trade-offs that come with them. Rather than focusing on deep technical patterns, the session explores the decision-making process behind building systems that can grow sustainably.
Through practical examples, she will reflect on:
- How to recognise when scalability becomes a concern
- Balancing simplicity vs. future-proofing
- Breaking down systems into manageable, evolvable components
- Learning from constraints, failures, and iteration
This session is designed for developers who are early to mid in their journey, or anyone looking to strengthen their intuition around building systems that don’t just work today but continue to work as they scale.
Agenda
6:30 PM - 6:45 PM: Registration + Networking
6:45 PM to 6:55 PM: Intro to WDS
7:00 PM to 7:10 PM: Intro to Zenika
7:15 PM to 8:15 PM: Learning to Design Systems for Scalability by Fion Sim, Zenika + Q&A
8:15 PM onwards : Networking + Phototaking + Clean-up
