SMRTR ProgrammingJun 15, 2026Hacker News

What job interviews taught me about Kubernetes

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Kubernetes has quietly become the default infrastructure choice across companies of all sizes — even tiny startups with just two services. After interviewing at a dozen companies, the real reason isn't technical: CTOs are choosing K8s for uniformity, shared hireable knowledge, and GitOps-driven traceability. The organizational benefits outweigh the complexity cost, even when advanced features like HPA or pod affinity go completely unused.

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