#38 – Beyond Kubernetes: Platform Engineering, Developer Experience and GenAI with Mauricio Salatino

Mauricio Salatino, open source and ecosystem engineer at Diagrid and author of Platform Engineering on Kubernetes, joins guest host Kasper Borg Nissen to break down why Kubernetes is a foundation, not just a standalone platform. They discuss ecosystem-driven platform design, reducing developer cognitive load, bringing feedback from production back into the ‘inner loop’ of development, and how generative AI is reshaping platform APIs and tooling. They explore whether Kubernetes is still waiting for its “Rails moment” — an opinionated, developer-first layer that makes building on it dramatically simpler.

Links mentioned in the episode:

Platform Engineering on Kubernetes by Mauricio Salatino (Manning):
https://www.manning.com/books/platform-engineering-on-kubernetes

The Evolution of Platforms: Gen.AI Edition (Blog Post by Mauricio Salatino):
https://www.salaboy.com/2025/11/18/the-evolution-of-platforms-genai-edition/