Have you ever felt like you just needed another “You” to get everything done in time? That’s how we, at Carnot, felt when our customer base increased at a rate, way beyond our expectation. It was like taking on a sea swimming challenge just after finishing your first lessons with floaters.
For the backend team, it meant having to support 20 times more traffic without impacting customer experience in any way. It was a challenge and it did not help the fact that our entire backend team consisted of only three people. …