THE DURABLE EXECUTION CONFERENCE FOR AI, BY TEMPORAL

MAY 5-7, 2026

SAN FRANCISCO, CA

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Yeshwanth Kumar Pentakota

Yeshwanth Kumar Pentakota

TITLE:Staff Software Engineer Lead

COMPANY:Yum! Brands

STATUS UPDATE

I’m a Manager of Software Engineering at Yum! Brands, working on building scalable systems used by millions of customers every day. When I’m not coding, my 6-year-old daughter and my dog Snowie keep me busy—and entertained.

TALK

Smarter Workflows, Leaner Costs: Inside Yum! Brands’ Temporal Evolution

ABSTRACT

At Yum! Brands, we reimagined our Temporal workflows to be smarter, more robust, and cost-efficient. Using the new Workflow Update feature, compression, redesigned timers, we cut compute time and costs while improving agility. Learn how we turned workflow optimization into real savings at global scale.