Lessons Learned: 3 Years of Qdrant on Kubernetes for Product Recommendations

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Since 2023, I have served as a Tech Lead and consultant for a product providing large-scale recommendation solutions. A substantial part of our stack relies on Qdrant and Kubernetes. Over the years, we’ve handled millions of vectors and survived more than a few unexpected challenges. If there is one thing I’ve learned, it’s that in the world of vector databases, data science needs a rock-solid operational foundation to prevent lost opportunities. Understanding database internals and Kubernetes plumbing is what transforms nighttime pager alerts into fiction.

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Lessons Learned: 3 Years of Qdrant on Kubernetes for Product Recommendations