Systems and method are provided for load balancing in distributed environments. A computing device may instantiate a first quantity of partitions within a processing node. The first set of partitions can be configured to support a service accessible by multiple user devices. The computing device may determine that a load value corresponding to the first quantity of partitions is greater than a threshold and in response, cause an autoscaler to instantiate a second quantity of partitions. The quantity of petitions in the second quantity of partitions may be determined based on the first quantity of partitions. The computing device may then modify the autoscaler based on an indication that the second quantity of partitions has been instantiated. Modifying the autoscaler can include adjusting the threshold to reduce a likelihood that a subsequent load value is greater than the threshold.