diff --git a/k8s/dev/backend-deployment-dev.yaml b/k8s/dev/backend-deployment-dev.yaml
index c236cba..bce6a0c 100644
--- a/k8s/dev/backend-deployment-dev.yaml
+++ b/k8s/dev/backend-deployment-dev.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ spec:
       terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 10
       imagePullSecrets:
         - name: forgejo-registry-secret
-      # InitContainer de MTU removido: Configuração agora é centralizada no Calico
       containers:
         - name: backend
           image: pipe.gohorsejobs.com/bohessefm/gohorsejobs:latest
@@ -29,10 +28,17 @@ spec:
           envFrom:
             - secretRef:
                 name: backend-secrets
+          env:
+            # Força o modo performance do framework
+            - name: NODE_ENV
+              value: "production"
+            # Tunagem do Garbage Collector para eliminar oscilação de latência
+            - name: NODE_OPTIONS
+              value: "--max-old-space-size=768 --min-semi-space-size=64 --max-semi-space-size=128"
           resources:
             requests:
-              memory: "512Mi"  # Aumentado para evitar swap
-              cpu: "500m"     # GARANTIA de performance para eliminar picos de 0.7s
+              memory: "768Mi"  # Alinhado com o heap do Node
+              cpu: "500m"     # Prioridade de CPU garantida
             limits:
               memory: "1024Mi"
               cpu: "1000m"
@@ -41,9 +47,9 @@ spec:
               path: /health
               port: 8521
             initialDelaySeconds: 50 
-            periodSeconds: 30       # Menos estresse no backend
-            timeoutSeconds: 5       # Se demorar mais que 5s, algo está errado
-            failureThreshold: 3     # Tolera 3 falhas antes de reiniciar
+            periodSeconds: 30       
+            timeoutSeconds: 5       
+            failureThreshold: 3     
           readinessProbe:
             httpGet:
               path: /health