New York

October 15–17, 2025

Berlin

November 3–4, 2025

Modernizing legacy systems: A technical strategy for evolving monoliths into modern architectures at HelloFresh

Gain insights into transforming legacy systems into scalable architectures, with practical strategies for balancing stability, managing technical debt, and enabling growth opportunities at HelloFresh.
November 22, 2024

Modernizing legacy monolithic systems is crucial for sustaining operations while unlocking new business opportunities.

This session offers a practical guide for engineering leaders to transform legacy architectures into modern, scalable systems.

In this talk, I will share my own experience of creating and implementing a technical strategy at HelloFresh. I will cover strategies for transitioning to decoupled, cloud-based, and modular designs while minimizing disruptions.

I will provide insights on how to maintain system stability and manage technical debt while enabling new growth paths through modernization.

Attendees will leave with tools to modernize systems effectively without compromising operational health.

Key takeaways:

  • Balancing modernization with operational health
  • Incremental vs. Big Bang approaches
  • Enabling new business opportunities
  • Managing risks and dependencies