Don’t Let That Consistent Launch Time Slip Away
Article Summary
Dream11's 110M+ users join fantasy sports contests minutes before deadlines. A slow app launch means lost revenue and unfilled contests.
Dream11's engineering team built an automated system to monitor and maintain consistent app launch times across iOS and Android. They needed insights before release, not after, to keep performance in check during rapid weekly releases.
Key Takeaways
- Automated Jenkins + Fastlane pipeline tests launch time on every build
- Firebase Performance (Android) and custom metrics (iOS) capture real data
- Historical metrics in Kibana with Slack alerts catch regressions early
- Launch time data available pre-release enables fixes without delaying timelines
- Manual review removed from release process using threshold-based automation
Critical Insight
Dream11 maintains consistent app launch times across releases by automating performance testing before code ships, protecting user experience during peak traffic.
