Dos and Don'ts: Designing an XDS Backend for LinkedIn Scale

Explore LinkedIn's journey in migrating to Envoy and gRPC as a replacement for their in-house RPC solution, rest.li. Delve into the challenges and solutions encountered while implementing a custom xDS backend to serve both legacy D2 clients and new Envoy and gRPC clients. Learn from Paul Chesnais as he shares valuable insights on building and scaling this new system to meet LinkedIn's massive workload demands. Gain practical knowledge on the dos and don'ts of designing an xDS backend at scale, drawing from real-world experiences at one of the world's largest professional networking platforms.