Giuseppe Santoro Staff Software Engineer · Adarga

13+ years of experience · United Kingdom

About your mentor

I build platforms engineers trust and use AI to make them cheaper to run and faster to fix. I am a Staff Software Engineer at Adarga with 13 years of experience across platform engineering, cloud-native observability, Kubernetes, big data, and AI-powered incident triage. I also write the Cloud Native Engineer newsletter and mentor engineers on platform engineering and AI for on-call.

Sessions

  • Choose your next step toward Staff in platform engineering

    60 min

    For Senior software engineers considering a Staff-level path in platform engineering, cloud infrastructure, or reliability. I’ll help you assess whether a Staff platform engineering path fits your strengths, identify gaps to close, and turn your current experience into a practical next-step plan. Bring your role, options, and career questions. You'll leave with: • A clearer decision on your most suitable next career direction • A focused plan for building the scope and evidence needed for a Staff-level move I am a Staff Software Engineer at Adarga with 13 years of experience across platform engineering, Kubernetes, observability, big data, and AI-powered incident triage. I also mentor engineers on platform engineering.

  • Career roadmap: moving into platform engineering

    60 min

    For Software engineers considering a move into platform engineering or aiming for a more senior platform-focused role. I’ll help you assess where you are, identify the platform engineering skills and experience gaps that matter most, and turn them into a practical next-step plan. Bring your current role, CV, target roles, or a career decision you are weighing. You'll leave with: • A clearer target role and direction based on your current experience • A practical plan for building relevant experience and positioning yourself for platform engineering roles I am a Staff Software Engineer at Adarga with 13 years of experience across platform engineering, Kubernetes, cloud-native observability, big data, and incident management. I also mentor engineers on platform engineering.

  • Cloud-Native Platform Design System Design

    60 min

    Design scalable, reliable cloud-native platforms for real engineering teams. Get practical guidance on Kubernetes, Terraform, GitOps, observability, and cost-aware architecture. Leave with a clearer platform roadmap from a Staff Engineer.

  • Mock interview: Staff Platform Engineer

    60 min

    For Engineers preparing for senior or staff-level platform engineering, Kubernetes, cloud, or reliability roles. I’ll run a realistic staff-level platform engineering interview focused on architecture, operational judgement, and trade-offs. Bring a target job description or a real system you have worked on, and we’ll practise clear, evidence-based answers and identify gaps to strengthen. You'll leave with: • Practise answering staff-level platform, Kubernetes, cloud, observability, and incident-management interview questions. • Receive specific feedback on technical depth, communication, trade-off reasoning, and examples from your experience. I am a Staff Software Engineer at Adarga with 13 years of experience in platform engineering, Kubernetes, cloud-native observability, big data, and incident management. I also mentor engineers on platform engineering and AI for on-call.

  • Coffee Chat / Ask Me Anything Ice Breaker

    30 min

    Let’s have a relaxed coffee chat and get to know each other. Bring your questions, career ideas, or a topic you want to explore. We’ll create space for honest conversation, practical insights, and meaningful connections.

Expertise

  • Platform Engineering
  • Kubernetes
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • Terraform
  • Observability
  • Incident Management
  • AI for On-Call
  • Prometheus
  • Grafana
  • Python
  • Elastic Stack
  • Engineering

Professional journey

  • adarga (current)
  • loveholidays
  • elastic
  • playstation
  • skimlinks
  • benevolent.ai
  • big data partnership
  • visualdna
  • university of catania
  • inria

Education

University of Palermo, University of Catania

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