Welcome to my Talks page, here you’ll find an overview of my current and recent talks, covering topics around cloud native technologies, Kubernetes, and modern infrastructure.
GitOps - The CNCF Movement That Changed How We Operate Clusters
Over the last decade, GitOps has evolved from a clever hack for cluster state management into a CNCF-backed operating model adopted by leading platform teams worldwide. In this talk, we’ll explore the origins of GitOps, how tools like Argo and Flux reshaped Kubernetes operations, and why Git has become the single source of truth for modern infrastructure. We’ll also discuss what worked, what didn’t, and how GitOps is now the backbone of platform engineering and self-service developer experiences.
Reverse-Engineering a Kubernetes Platform: From UI to GitOps - together with my friend Artem
Most teams build platforms layer by layer — often from the bottom up. But what if we flip the perspective? In this talk, we reverse-engineer a real Kubernetes platform — starting at the top, with the developer portal, and working our way down. Like deconstructing a burger from the upper bun, we explore how each visible piece maps to underlying services, components, and architectural decisions. We’ll break down how observability, secrets management, security, and multi-tenancy are integrated — and how GitOps holds it all together behind the scenes. Along the way, we’ll analyze actual YAMLs to understand where vulnerabilities hide and how platform design impacts both developer experience and operational risk. This talk is not about building something new. It’s about understanding what you already have — and how to make it better by looking at it from a new angle.