Hey, I'm Kathi 👋

Developer Experience · Cloud Native · Open Source

ksick.dev · offon.dev

I care about the people in Cloud Native as much as the technology. Let's connect, build and create something awesome together.

A vendor-neutral open source community I've been helping build from the ground up. Every month we release a new challenge series: hands-on, browser-based & no local setup needed. Think broken pipelines, misconfigured Kubernetes clusters, real-world scenarios. When I'm not creating adventures, I'm reviewing them or helping other builders shape theirs.

A monthly show I co-host with Adriana Villela where we invite guests from the open source and Cloud Native world for honest, unscripted conversations. No slides, no polished answers. Just people talking about what's actually going on.

Cloud Native Linz Co-organizing this CNCF Community Group with my friends Jürgen & Juliano.

Cloud Native Days Austria Volunteered at KCD Austria in 2023, co-organized in 2024 and 2025 (when it became Cloud Native Days Austria).

I've been speaking at events since 2021 (20+ talks, from local meetups to KubeCon), mostly about platform engineering, developer experience, and Kubernetes. My favorite talks are the ones where I can be honest about tradeoffs instead of just showing the happy path.

Upcoming:

Recent:

• Austrian Platform Engineering Community · May 2026: Your Backstage, Your Problems, Your Metrics (with Thomas)
• Platform Engineering Linz · Feb 2026: Turning Platform Engineering Right Side Up: Building Better Paths for Juniors
• Global Azure Austria · May 2025: Build Their Platform, Not Yours: Empowering Developers
• WTM Salzburg · Sep 2024: Simplifying Development with Developer Platforms: A Beginner's Overview
• Cloud Native Vienna · Jun 2024: Finding My Passion: Kubernetes, Community, and the Joy of Developer Experience

→ Full list of talks and events