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>>> As we started to deploy all of our services through Codeflow in July we peaked at 27% of all deployments failing.

This strikes me as a lot. I can't imagine one quarter of all deployments failing. Does it means cases where the application doesn't start in production, like due to a typo in the source code?

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Especially at a company which is essentially acting as a bank, powering non-reversible crypto transactions.

I don't think, as a manager, I'd be prioritizing statements like "we encourage new engineers to deploy coinbase.com on their first day" if I worked at a financial institution.

I wonder if the higher ups are doing risk assessments on their processes. I totally understand the benefits of CD done right, but a quarter of deployments failing must show up on come IT compliance / audit team's radar as a risk that needs mitigation (Especially for a financial institution!!!). Hopefully we're just missing some context.

"Move fast and break stuff" has no place in FinTech or financial services (or many other critical industries).

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