System Design
Evolving Wise Architecture to Power a Global Account
Monday Mar 16 / 01:35PM GMT
We all strive for loosely coupled and highly cohesive systems, yet as products scale, it is not uncommon for architecture to drift towards a “distributed big ball of mud” where a single change requires cascading changes across multiple services.
Andrei Tognolo
Staff Engineer @Wise, 19+ Years in Software Engineering, Previously Senior Consultant @ThoughtWorks
From DVDs to Global Streaming: How Netflix’s Commerce Architecture Actually Evolved
Monday Mar 16 / 10:35AM GMT
Netflix didn’t start as a global streaming platform. It began as a US-centric DVD-by-mail business, with a commerce system designed for one country, one currency, and relatively simple payment flows.As Netflix expanded internationally, those early assumptions began to break.
Kasia Trapszo
Principal Engineer @Netflix, Leading Architecture for the Commerce Platform