https://todd.ekenstam.dev/tags/internal-developer-platform/Recent content in Internal-Developer-Platform on Todd's Builder BlogHugo -- gohugo.ioen© 2026 Todd EkenstamMon, 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://todd.ekenstam.dev/posts/202608-simplifying-kubernetes-part-1/Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://todd.ekenstam.dev/posts/202608-simplifying-kubernetes-part-1/<p><em>I work on the platform engineering team at Intuit. This post is reposted, with light edits, from the Intuit engineering blog — co-written with my colleague <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/16avnisharma/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Avni Sharma</a>.</em></p> <h2 class="relative group">Hey, Let&rsquo;s Talk About Kubernetes <div id="hey-lets-talk-about-kubernetes" class="anchor"></div> <span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 -start-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100 select-none"> <a class="text-primary-300 dark:text-neutral-700 !no-underline" href="#hey-lets-talk-about-kubernetes" aria-label="Anchor">#</a> </span> </h2> <p>If you&rsquo;re a software engineer with a few years under your belt, you know Kubernetes is the de facto king of container orchestration. It&rsquo;s powerful, it&rsquo;s scalable, and it&rsquo;s the foundation of modern cloud-native infrastructure. But let&rsquo;s be honest—it can also be a beast.</p>