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2024–2025

Disney Crew Management APIs

Optimized v2 APIs for internal crew management with better throughput and maintainability.

Case study · Technical Lead · API modernization (Myridius / Disney)

Written by Al Beltran (Al Andrew Paul Beltran), Software Engineering Lead.

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01 · The problem

v2 endpoints needed measurable improvements in latency and reliability while coordinating multi-service business logic consumed by dependent teams.

Internal crew management APIs supporting complex business rules across Node.js and Spring Boot services, modernized for latency and maintainability.

02 · My role

Technical Lead · API modernization (Myridius / Disney)

03 · The result

Migrated and improved v2 endpoints, coordinated business logic across Node.js and Spring Boot, and aligned with enterprise patterns used by API consumers.

04 · Architecture

  1. 01

    Multi-service API surface spanning Node.js and Spring Boot

  2. 02

    v2 endpoint modernization with clearer contracts

  3. 03

    Enterprise patterns for dependent consumer teams

Implementation

  • Improved v2 crew management endpoints
  • Cross-service business rule coordination
  • Enterprise-aligned API patterns for consumers

Challenges & outcomes

Challenges

  • Improving latency without breaking dependent consumers
  • Coordinating logic across heterogeneous service stacks

Outcomes

  • Measurable latency and reliability gains on modernized endpoints

Lessons

  • API modernization is as much about consumer contracts as raw speed
  • Heterogeneous stacks need explicit ownership of business rules

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