How Canva Migrated Millions of Users Without Downtime

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In this episode, Lucas and Luna dive into Canva's massive infrastructure migration that moved millions of daily active users to a new service architecture without noticeable downtime. They explore the technical decisions behind Canva's gradual migration strategy, the challenges of maintaining backward compatibility, and the lessons for engineering leaders facing similar scale transitions. With specific numbers on user growth and migration timelines, this episode offers a concrete case study in managing complexity at scale. #Canva #InfrastructureMigration #TechnicalLeadership #EngineeringOrg #Scalability #Microservices #BackwardCompatibility #ZeroDowntime #CloudInfrastructure #Architecture #CTO #EngineeringLeadership #BusinessAndTechnology #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #TechPodcast #PlatformEngineering #MigrationStrategy Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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This episode was published on May 27, 2026.

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