Weekend RoundUp: VMware Puts Developers in Charge of Private Cloud

Hey there,

Happy Friday🥳!

We know you’re just as excited for the weekend as we are, so we’ve gathered a fresh collection of valuable insights, key industry events, and exciting opportunities.

Let’s dive into what’s happened in the Cloud-Native and DevOps world.

📰Top Picks:

AWS CEO: Firing Juniors for AI Is “the Dumbest Thing I’ve Ever Heard”
Matt Garman isn’t buying the AI-will-replace-juniors narrative. He says, young engineers are the cheapest, most AI-savvy staff you’ve got. Without them, who’s going to become your seniors in ten years? Read more.

Meet kubectl’s new user preferences
Ever wished kubectl just knew your defaults, like always using interactive delete or having your favorite aliases ready? With Kubernetes v1.34, you can now set those preferences in a simple kuberc file. It’s in beta, but already a game-changer for streamlining your workflow. Read here.

VMware Says Private Cloud Has a New Boss: Developers
VMware says Cloud Foundation 9.0 is the new baseline with unified ops, self-service for devs, and memory tricks that make hardware go further. The twist? Ops and devs might finally be dancing to the same beat. Read more

From Side Project to Linux Foundation: DocumentDB’s Next Chapter
What started as a pair of Postgres extensions is now a fully featured, developer-first document database with nearly 2,000 stars — and it just found a new home at the Linux Foundation. The goal? A truly open, vendor-neutral, MongoDB-compatible datastore built on Postgres, shaped by the community. Read here.

Gemini CLI Meets Zed
Gemini CLI is now integrated into Zed, bringing AI directly into your Rust-powered editor. Generate and refactor code in place, get instant answers, and review AI changes like pull requests all without leaving your flow. Read here.

Bonus: Annual OSPO Report Highlights Strategic Shift
The 8th Annual OSPO Report just dropped a plot twist: OSPOs aren’t background compliance players anymore. They’ve leveled up into strategy hubs, shaping AI, securing the supply chain, and keeping devs happy. Read more.

🗓️ Upcoming Events

Mark your calendars!

• OWASP New Zealand Day 2025 (September 2 - 5, 2025, New Zealand): Meet with AppSec leaders for sessions on architecture, compliance, and hands-on technical topics. A chance to learn, connect, and strengthen security together. Get your ticket

• CloudXConf (Sept 3-5, 2025 · Santa Clara): Join thousands of cloud developers, architects, IT & infrastructure professionals and executives building the cloud ecosystem. Register here.

• DevopsDays Ukraine (September 3, 2025): This year’s all-virtual edition dives into AI, resilience, and culture while raising funds for Ukrainian-led humanitarian efforts. Register here.

• CloudCon Sydney (September 9–10, 2025): This premier cloud native event brings together global visionaries and local innovators for two days of hands-on learning, collaboration, and insight. Register here. 

• KCD San Francisco Bay Area (September 9-10, 2025): The inaugural KCD SF Bay Area event is packed with insightful cloud native talks and unparalleled opportunities for community networking. Get your ticket.

• ContainerDays Conference Hamburg (September 9-11, 2025): Europe’s flagship cloud-native event returns to Hamburg, bringing together the global Kubernetes and DevOps community for three days of deep dives, workshops, and networking by the harbor. Get your ticket.

•  PyCon India 2025 (September 12 -15, 2025): The premier conference for Python enthusiasts and professionals, offering an unparalleled opportunity to dive deep into the world of Python and explore its limitless potential. Register here.

• PyCon AU, Australia (September 12-16, 2025): Australia’s biggest Python event gathers developers, data scientists, and educators for five days of talks, sprints, and community building across the Python ecosystem. Get your tickets.

• AWS Community Day: AI Edition (September 17, 2025, Bay Area): The Bay Area community comes together to explore how AWS powers AI with sessions, demos, and peer learning from builders at the forefront of cloud and machine learning. Register here.

• Site Reliability, DevOps and Cloud (September 18-19, 2025 London): This event brings SREs, DevOps engineers, and cloud practitioners together to share strategies, tools, and real-world lessons for building resilient, scalable systems. Register here.

Opportunities:

• Associate Principal, Software Engineering: DevOps at OCC - Chicago, US (Hybrid)

• DevOps Specialist at CGI Federal - US, Washington (Contract)

• Solutions Engineer at Oracle - US

• DevOps Infrastructure Systems Administrator at Samsung Cambridge Solution Centre - Cambridge, United Kingdom (Hybrid)

• DevOps Instructor at Multiverse - London (Remote)

• Staff Site Reliability Engineer at Wikimedia Foundation - (Remote)

• Cloud Infrastructure Engineer at Cargo One - EMEA (Remote)

• Infrastructure Engineers at Shopify - Americas (Remote)

• Site Reliability Engineer at Shopify - EMEA (Remote)

• Senior Platform Engineer at Tillo - Cape Town, SA (Hybrid)

• Staff Software Engineer at DDN - Colorado, US (Remote)

• DevOps Platform Engineer ( IT ) at Burns & McDonnell - Mumbai, India

• DevOps Platform Engineers at BlackRock - Gurgaon, India (Hybrid)

• Cloud DevOps Engineer at Pfizer - Chennai, India (Hybrid)

• Application DevOps Engineer at MasterCard - Gurgaon, India

• Platform Engineer at Veeam - Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (On-site)

• Senior Platform Engineer at Commonwealth Bank Group - Bangalore - Manyata Tech Park Road

• Gateway DevOps Engineer at Zoom - India (Remote)