Hi there, I'm Steven Kang 👋
Engineering Lead @ Portainer | Core Maintainer of kubesolo | Previous Maintainer of k2d
Building tools that make container orchestration accessible to everyone. Currently leading engineering efforts at Portainer while pioneering ultra-lightweight Kubernetes solutions for edge computing and IoT environments.
🚀 About Me
- 🏗️ Engineering Lead @ Portainer (2022 - Present) - Leading software teams building highly demanded Kubernetes features
- 💡 Creator of KubeSolo - Ultra-lightweight Kubernetes distribution for edge/IoT devices (runs in ~200MB RAM!)
- 🔧 Platform engineering & cloud-native architecture specialist with 10+ years of experience
- 🌏 Based in Auckland, New Zealand 🇳🇿
- 💬 Ask me about Kubernetes, Edge Computing, IoT/IIoT, Platform Engineering, Go, and GitOps
🌟 Featured Projects
Ultra-lightweight Kubernetes for Edge & IoT Devices
Created and architected KubeSolo - a production-ready single-node Kubernetes distribution optimized for resource-constrained environments. Perfect for Industrial IoT, embedded systems, and edge computing.
Key Features:
- 🪶 Runs in just ~200MB RAM (vs 400MB+ for K3s/K0s)
- 🎯 Single-node architecture - no clustering overhead
- 🌐 Works offline - fully autonomous operation
- 🔧 Multi-architecture support (ARM, ARM64, x86_64, RISCV64)
- ⚡ Optimized for devices with <1GB RAM
- 🏭 Designed for Industrial IoT (PLCs, gateways, controllers)
Tech Stack: Go, Kubernetes, Containerd
# Quick install with Portainer integration
curl -sfL https://get.kubesolo.io | sudo sh
Contributing to making Docker, Swarm and Kubernetes management accessible to everyone
- Tech: TypeScript, Go
- Container orchestration UI
- Multi-cluster management
- 2.7k+ forks, active development
🛠️ Tech Stack & Skills
Languages & Frameworks:
Container & Orchestration:
Cloud & Infrastructure:
DevOps & Tools:
Specializations:
- Platform Architecture & Software Infrastructure
- Edge Computing & Industrial IoT
- GitOps & Infrastructure as Code
- CI/CD Pipeline Optimization
- Container Orchestration & Management
- API Development & Integration
- Cloud-Native Architecture
- Consulting & Customer Success
💡 "Making complex infrastructure simple and accessible - from cloud to the furthest edge"
