Blog: Spotlight on SIG Apps

In our ongoing SIG Spotlight series, we dive into the heart of the Kubernetes project by talking to the leaders of its various Special Interest Groups (SIGs). This time, we focus on SIG Apps , the group responsible for everything related to developing, deploying, and operating applications on Kubernetes. Sandipan Panda ( DevZero ) had the opportunity to interview Maciej Szulik ( Defense Unicorns ) and Janet Kuo ( Google ), the chairs and tech leads of SIG Apps. They shared their experiences, challenges, and visions for the future of application management within the Kubernetes ecosystem. Sandipan: Hello, could you start by telling us a bit about yourself, your role, and your journey within the Kubernetes community that led to your current roles in SIG Apps? Maciej : Hey, my name is Maciej, and I’m one of the leads for SIG Apps. Aside from this role, you can also find me helping SIG CLI and also being one of the Steering Committee members. I’ve been contributing to Kubernetes since late 2014 in various areas, including controllers, apiserver, and kubectl. Janet : Certainly! I’m Janet, a Staff Software Engineer at Google, and I’ve been deeply involved with the Kubernetes project since its early days, even before the 1. 0 launch in 2015. It’s been an amazing journey! My current role within the Kubernetes community is one of the chairs and tech leads of SIG Apps. My journey with SIG Apps started organically. I started with building the Deployment API and adding rolling update functionalities.