Envoy From the Inside Out: A Developer's Guide - Akshita Agarwal, Airbnb

Presenters Akshita Agarwal Source EnvoyCon NA 2025 Diving Deep into Envoy Proxy: A Developer’s Guide to Mastering Connections 🚀 Envoy Proxy. You’ve heard the name, you’ve seen it powering some of the biggest names in tech like Lyft, Google, and Airbnb. It’s the unsung hero processing millions of connections every single day. But what really makes it tick? Axita Garwal, with three years of hands-on experience, is here to pull back the curtain and demystify Envoy’s intricate configuration and behavior. Get ready to understand how this powerhouse works, from the ground up! ...

November 11, 2025 · 8 min

Evolution of Envoy AI Gateway - Yan Avlasov, Google & Takeshi Yoneda, Tetrate.io

Presenters Yan Avlasov Takeshi Yoneda Source EnvoyCon NA 2025 Unleashing the Power of GenAI: How Envoy AI Gateway is Revolutionizing LLM Traffic 🚀 The world of Artificial Intelligence is buzzing, and at the forefront are Large Language Models (LLMs) and Generative AI (GenAI). These powerful tools promise to transform how we work, create, and interact with technology. But as we embrace their potential, we also face a new set of complex challenges in managing the traffic they generate. Enter the Envoy AI Gateway project, a groundbreaking sub-project of Envoy Proxy, designed to specifically address these unique demands and make GenAI accessible and manageable for everyone. ...

November 11, 2025 · 7 min

Lightning Talk: Beyond Lua: Lightweight Envoy Extension With JavaScript - Takeshi Yoneda, Tetrate.io

Presenters Takeshi Yoneda Source EnvoyCon NA 2025 Unleashing Envoy’s Potential: Beyond C++ with Dynamic Modules 🚀 Ever felt the power of Envoy but wished you could extend its capabilities without diving headfirst into C++ or wrestling with complex build systems? You’re not alone! While Envoy is a powerhouse out of the box, there are times when custom logic is a must. This is where the magic of dynamic modules comes in, opening up a universe of possibilities for extending Envoy’s functionality in ways that are both powerful and surprisingly accessible. ...

November 11, 2025 · 5 min

Lightning Talk: Envoy @ Netflix - Kevin Baichoo, Netflix

Presenters Kevin Baichoo Source EnvoyCon NA 2025 Navigating the Envoy Labyrinth: Netflix’s Journey to Distributed System Mastery 🚀 Hey tech enthusiasts! Ever found yourself staring at a complex microservices architecture, wondering how to connect all the dots while maintaining sanity and performance? Well, you’re not alone! Today, we’re diving deep into Netflix’s experience with Envoy, the powerful open-source edge and service proxy, and how they’ve wrangled it to manage their vast and dynamic ecosystem. Kevin Bichu, an Envoy maintainer and Netflix engineer, shared some invaluable insights at a recent conference, and we’re here to break it all down for you. ...

November 11, 2025 · 6 min

Lightning Talk: Rate Limiting With Quotas Is Hard - So We Didn't! - Will Betts & Jay Chauhan, Tesco

Presenters Will Betts Jay Chauhan Source EnvoyCon NA 2025 Beyond Quotas: How Tesco Mastered Dynamic Rate Limiting with Envoy 🚀 Hey tech enthusiasts! Ever felt the sting of a rate limit kicking in when you least expect it, even when you know you’re not going overboard? Well, the brilliant minds at Tesco, the UK’s retail giant, have been wrestling with this very challenge. They’ve built a massive, distributed API gateway using Envoy and shared their journey from the complexities of quota-based rate limiting to a more dynamic, percentage-driven solution. Let’s dive into how they achieved this, making their API ecosystem robust and user-friendly! 👨‍💻 ...

November 11, 2025 · 5 min