Episode 3 — Kunal Kushwaha: Cloud Complexity, Community, and the Human Side of DevRel
In this episode of Risk-First: Stars of Software, Rob Moffat speaks with Kunal Kushwaha—Senior Developer Advocate at CAST AI, founder of the global WeMakeDevs community, CNCF Ambassador, and one of the most recognisable voices in today’s cloud-native ecosystem.
Kunal’s work sits at the intersection of cloud infrastructure, developer education, and community-driven learning, focused on helping organisations reduce cloud waste, improve reliability and performance, and navigate the growing complexity of Kubernetes and AI-driven platforms. At its core, his perspective highlights that risk in modern technology is not just technical—it’s human, organisational, and economic.
Together, Rob and Kunal explore:
- Why cloud complexity and over-provisioning create hidden financial and reliability risks
- How developer relations connects human relationships to business outcomes
- Lessons from building data-centre infrastructure and global developer communities early in a career
- Real-world failures—from data-centre fires to open-source contribution overload—and what they teach about resilience
- How open source, AI agents, and autonomous cloud platforms are reshaping the future of software
- Why success in technology still depends on focus, learning-by-doing, and strong human networks
Kunal Kushwaha
- CAST AI
https://cast.ai
Autonomous cloud optimisation platform focused on performance, reliability, and cost efficiency. - WeMakeDevs community
https://wemakedevs.org
Global developer community running hackathons, events, and learning programmes across 20+ countries.
