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Hi there, I'm Steven Kang πŸ‘‹

Engineering Lead @ Portainer | Core Maintainer of kubesolo | Previous Maintainer of k2d

Building tools that make container orchestration accessible to everyone. Currently leading engineering efforts at Portainer while pioneering ultra-lightweight Kubernetes solutions for edge computing and IoT environments.

πŸš€ About Me

  • πŸ—οΈ Engineering Lead @ Portainer (2022 - Present) - Leading software teams building highly demanded Kubernetes features
  • πŸ’‘ Creator of KubeSolo - Ultra-lightweight Kubernetes distribution for edge/IoT devices (runs in ~200MB RAM!)
  • πŸ”§ Platform engineering & cloud-native architecture specialist with 10+ years of experience
  • 🌏 Based in Auckland, New Zealand πŸ‡³πŸ‡Ώ
  • πŸ’¬ Ask me about Kubernetes, Edge Computing, IoT/IIoT, Platform Engineering, Go, and GitOps

🌟 Featured Projects

KubeSolo ⭐ 424

Ultra-lightweight Kubernetes for Edge & IoT Devices

Created and architected KubeSolo - a production-ready single-node Kubernetes distribution optimized for resource-constrained environments. Perfect for Industrial IoT, embedded systems, and edge computing.

Key Features:

  • πŸͺΆ Runs in just ~200MB RAM (vs 400MB+ for K3s/K0s)
  • 🎯 Single-node architecture - no clustering overhead
  • 🌐 Works offline - fully autonomous operation
  • πŸ”§ Multi-architecture support (ARM, ARM64, x86_64, RISCV64)
  • ⚑ Optimized for devices with <1GB RAM
  • 🏭 Designed for Industrial IoT (PLCs, gateways, controllers)

Tech Stack: Go, Kubernetes, Containerd

# Quick install with Portainer integration
curl -sfL https://get.kubesolo.io | sudo sh

Portainer ⭐ 35.9k

Contributing to making Docker, Swarm and Kubernetes management accessible to everyone

  • Tech: TypeScript, Go
  • Container orchestration UI
  • Multi-cluster management
  • 2.7k+ forks, active development

πŸ› οΈ Tech Stack & Skills

Languages & Frameworks: Go TypeScript

Container & Orchestration: Kubernetes Docker Swarm Docker Containerd

Cloud & Infrastructure: Azure Terraform VMware

DevOps & Tools: GitHub Actions Git Linux FluxCD

Specializations:

  • Platform Architecture & Software Infrastructure
  • Edge Computing & Industrial IoT
  • GitOps & Infrastructure as Code
  • CI/CD Pipeline Optimization
  • Container Orchestration & Management
  • API Development & Integration
  • Cloud-Native Architecture
  • Consulting & Customer Success

πŸ’‘ "Making complex infrastructure simple and accessible - from cloud to the furthest edge"

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