In this post, I'll walk through how we are transforming our monolithic, schedule-based architecture into a modern, event-driven system that handles our CLE processing with the grace of a well-briefed legal argument. You'll learn why scheduled batch processing can create unnecessary friction in customer experience, how event-driven architecture can deliver near-real-time data processing and reporting, the step-by-step process we are using to migrate without disrupting our core business operations, and real lessons learned from managing this transformation.

During my first 8-months as a CTO, I learned a lot about how to be remote leader for an in-person team, navigate legacy notions of the technology landscape, and guide rising talent through the turbulence of change.