Edmund Lam

Edmund Lam

Edmund Lam is a staff software developer at Poka, specializing in backend development, cloud architecture, and scalability.

Sessions Montréal 2025

Shipping Generative AI Features: From Concept to Production

Session en Anglais - Intermédiaire

AI adoption is surging, yet transforming AI concepts into production features remains challenging. With evolving models and shifting user expectations, teams need effective strategies to build, test, and deploy AI safely. In this session, I share firsthand experiences integrating generative AI - from a simple proof of concept to a robust, scalable solution that leverages feature flags and a serverless, asynchronous microservice architecture.

Zero downtime migration of our distributed task queue system

Session en Anglais - Avancé

Set sail with us as we navigate the complex waters of migrating a critical task queue system, all without causing a single ripple of downtime. This session will explore the reasons why we switched systems, and the strategic use of feature flags and robust observability in ensuring a seamless transition. We share our lessons learned so that you can gain insights that can guide your own system migrations.