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Infrastructure Improvements

Infrastructure Improvements (2026-05-09): Infrastructure upgrades: multi-AZ database, autoscaling API workers, and separated staging/production secrets with rotation policy.

·3 min read·Honestify Engineering

Feature area: Infrastructure

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This release covers Infrastructure Improvements Version 2.1.0, shipped 2026-05-09. Status: shipped. No breaking changes.

Summary

Infrastructure upgrades: multi-AZ database, autoscaling API workers, and separated staging/production secrets with rotation policy.

Single-AZ database and manual scaling created availability risk before traffic spikes from content launches. RDS multi-AZ failover, HPA on API deployment, and Secrets Manager integration with 90-day rotation.

What Changed

Database HA

New

Multi-AZ RDS with read replica for analytics queries.

Autoscaling

New

Kubernetes HPA on API pods keyed to request latency.

Secrets management

Improved

AWS Secrets Manager with IAM-scoped access.

P99 API availability

Before

99.7%

After

99.95%

30-day rolling

  • Database HA — Multi-AZ RDS with read replica for analytics queries.
  • Autoscaling — Kubernetes HPA on API pods keyed to request latency.
  • Secrets management — AWS Secrets Manager with IAM-scoped access.

Why We Built It

Single-AZ database and manual scaling created availability risk before traffic spikes from content launches.

We prioritized this work because onboarding drop-off and support volume pointed to a clear UX gap. The fix needed to be durable—not a patch—so we addressed root causes in Infrastructure rather than symptoms alone.

Engineers, recruiters, and hiring managers all benefit when Honestify behaves predictably in production. This release reflects that bar.

User Impact

Zero unplanned DB downtime in 60 days post-migration; P99 API availability 99.95%.

AudienceHow you benefit
EngineersFaster profile setup, clearer AI answers, less manual rework
RecruitersMore complete profiles and reliable share links when candidates use Honestify
Founders / hiring managersBetter signal on candidate preparation and skills alignment
Platform engineersDocumented APIs and stable auth flows

Relevant skills: kubernetes, aws, observability, terraform. Target roles: devops engineer, backend engineer, staff engineer.

Technical Highlights

  • Blue/green deploy for API
  • PgBouncer connection pooling
  • Terraform modules for env parity
  • Backup verification job weekly

Database migrations were backward-compatible; zero-downtime deploy completed successfully.

Before

Infrastructure Improvements: before vs after

Before

Single-AZ Postgres; fixed replica count; secrets in env vars without rotation.

After

Multi-AZ with automated failover; CPU-driven autoscaling; centralized secret rotation.

Users moving from the previous experience should notice multi-AZ with automated failover; CPU-driven autoscaling; centralized secret rotation.

Screenshots

Future Improvements

What we are building next

  • Cross-region read replica
  • WAF rules for public endpoints
  • Cost anomaly alerts

Known limitations

  • · Write path still single-region

Feedback welcome: Reply via in-app feedback or support—especially if you hit edge cases we did not cover in this release.

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