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Refactoring and stabilization of a production system

Gradual transformation of an increasingly complex system without production downtime.

Initial situation

The system was already live in production, but increasing business complexity made it harder to maintain and evolve.

Symptoms included:

  • slow development,
  • unpredictable failures,
  • increasing deployment risk.

Approach

Instead of a full rewrite, an evolutionary refactor was applied.

Key priorities were:

  • uninterrupted operation,
  • gradual responsibility separation,
  • improving observability before major changes.

Execution

The process involved:

  • identifying critical domains,
  • introducing clear API contracts,
  • extracting components step by step,
  • validating changes in production.

Outcome

The system became:

  • more stable,
  • easier to evolve,
  • operationally predictable.

The transformation was completed without production downtime.