John Dietz
Level 42 CEO
Platform Engineering Paladin
STATS
Strength: Leadership, carrying organizational weight, resilience
Intelligence: Architecture, problem-solving, technical depth
Charisma: Public speaking, podcasts, community building
Wisdom: Strategic thinking, pattern recognition, experience
Dexterity: Context switching, shipping fast, adaptability
ACTIVE QUEST
Kubefirst
Kubefirst (YC S22)
Building open source GitOps infrastructure platforms that help developers ship faster. Creating the future of platform engineering with instant Kubernetes platforms, ArgoCD, Terraform, and everything teams need on day one.
CORE SKILLS
View All →RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS
View All →Y Combinator Graduate
Graduated from Y Combinator Summer 2022 batch with Kubefirst
Open Source Pioneer
Launched Kubefirst as an open source project with active community adoption
Community Builder
Built a thriving community of platform engineers around Kubefirst
CNCF Contributor
Active contributor to the Cloud Native Computing Foundation ecosystem