Have you built or worked with microservices? I’d love to hear your story (for my PhD research)

Hey everyone 👋

I’m a PhD student trying to understand what it’s really like to build and manage microservices — not the textbook version, but the real, messy, frustrating, and sometimes awesome experience that only developers know.

If you’ve ever dealt with services that randomly break at 2 AM, communication chaos between APIs, or moments when you wonder if breaking the monolith was even a good idea? I’d honestly love to chat.

I’m doing a 40 to 50 minute online interview just to hear about your experience. What worked, what didn’t, and what you wish you knew earlier.

It’s for academic research only, so no company secrets or sensitive data.

If you’re open to sharing your story, please comment or send me a message. Your experience could really help others understand how microservices work in the real world.

Thanks for reading, and respect to everyone out there keeping their services alive :D