Bits & Bikes: Scaling Infrastructure in the Cloud and on the Streets

The Digital: Josh and Gabe will cover the evolution of a massive-scale metrics platform and the migration strategies used to modernize the stack. This talk focuses on how the Lyft team ensured the systems powering operations remained resilient while swapping the engine mid-flight. The Physical: Rob will explore how we apply reliability engineering practices to "real-world" infrastructure like Bike Share Toronto. We’ll dive into the complexities of managing a fleet of heterogeneous, low-power IoT devices over cellular modems and the creative ways we’ve used engineering to reduce hardware theft and loss. Toronto Tech Week is a citywide celebration of the people building what’s next. From May 25–29, 2026, founders, investors, and builders come together for hundreds of community-led events across Toronto, connecting tens of thousands of people around Canadian tech. Torontotechweek.com