Christos Sotiriou Software Architect • Platform Engineering
Software.Simplified. I turn complex problems into simpler software. Combining human judgment, AI agents, and hands-on engineering to build systems that work in production.
Before After Interfaces intent in Platform policy as code Data source of truth Less friction. Clearer systems. 18+ years
building production systems
250+ services
across platforms I architected
4M customers
served by platforms I built
14 talks & interviews
Red Hat Summit, DTW Ignite, Devoxx, The New Stack & more
02 / What I've learned
Clarity is an engineering decision. Architecture is not the diagram. It is the story of how a team moves from idea to production - and how fast that story goes.
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The time goes in the handovers, not the code. When delivery is slow, I look between the people first. That's usually where the weeks disappear.
02
Remove before you add. The best problem is the one you don't have to solve. The best solution needs no explaining.
03
Turn rules into software. Retire the rules that no longer earn their keep, and automate the rest, so people's time goes to what matters.
04
If it's not in production, it's a hobby. I measure outcomes, not output.
03 / In public
Speaking, writing & community. Conferences, meetups and writing about platform engineering, Kubernetes and the future of software delivery.
About
I’ve always been a builder. As systems grew more complex, I became just as interested in making them simpler. 04 / Current focus
AI-native software systems. I build systems where users express intent instead of navigating workflows. I combine AI agents with conventional software so the result is reliable, not just impressive.
MCP Embeddings AI-native UX Retrieval Agents