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Andrew Jeffree
Staff cloud infrastructure engineer at SafetyCulture who led the migration of hundreds of microservices to GitOps using Argo CD and a CUE-based DSL, focusing on zero-downtime techniques and developer experience improvements.
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Oct 28, 2025
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Our Journey to GitOps: Migrating to ArgoCD with Zero Downtime, with Andrew Jeffree
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Andrew Jeffree, a Staff Cloud Infrastructure Engineer at SafetyCulture, shares insights from migrating over 250 microservices to GitOps with Argo CD, all while ensuring zero downtime. He discusses the switch from a complex Helm setup to a CUE-based domain-specific language, which enhances developer experience with better validation. Key topics include strategies for seamless migration, automated reconciliation, and the importance of empathy in engineering design. Jeffree also highlights the benefits of codeless approvals and adapting tools to minimize operational pain points.
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