Building scalable systems in a complex compliance world

Discover practical patterns for designing and building systems that scale across regulatory regimes and requirements. Learn from real-world implementations, which focus on maintainable solutions.

In today’s global marketplace, building software in complex regulated environments presents unique engineering challenges—whether it’s financial services, HR tech, or other regulated domains. This is particularly true when it comes to payroll products. What can appear as a simple business requirement—like calculating an employee’s salary or onboarding a new client—becomes surprisingly complex when you add regulatory constraints. These constraints vary greatly by country, region, product, and market segment.

So, how do you build systems that remain maintainable and scalable while satisfying complex compliance requirements?

Yinka Omole, Lead Software Engineer at Personio, draws from his experience building systems at scale for both a global investment bank and one of Europe’s leading and fastest-growing HR tech companies. This talk explores practical patterns for engineering in regulated environments. We’ll examine how regulatory requirements shape technical architecture and dive into patterns that enable both compliance and engineering velocity.

Attendees will leave with actionable insights on building adaptable systems that thrive amidst regulatory change, achieving both scalability and compliance without compromise.

Key takeaways

• Learn patterns for designing systems that scale across diverse regulatory regimes.
• Understand how state management can effectively model compliance-heavy systems.
• Discover strategies to handle regulatory changes without rebuilding your systems.
• Identify common challenges in designing systems that must meet regulatory requirements and learn how to overcome them.