LinkedIn’s Migration Journey to Serve Billions of Users by Nishant Lakshmikanth at QCon SF

InfoQ — AI, ML & Data EngineeringWednesday, November 26, 2025 at 10:30:00 AM
LinkedIn’s Migration Journey to Serve Billions of Users by Nishant Lakshmikanth at QCon SF
  • Engineering Manager Nishant Lakshmikanth presented LinkedIn's significant transformation at QCon SF 2025, highlighting the company's transition from legacy batch-based systems to a real-time architecture. This shift involved decoupling recommendations and utilizing dynamic scoring techniques, resulting in a 90% reduction in offline costs and improved member engagement.
  • This development is crucial for LinkedIn as it enhances session-level freshness and positions the platform to better serve billions of users, ensuring its competitiveness and adaptability in the evolving digital landscape.
— via World Pulse Now AI Editorial System

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