# Spotlight on SIG Apps

DevFeed: [Spotlight on SIG Apps](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/spotlight-on-sig-apps-17587.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.kubernetes.dev/blog/2025/03/12/sig-apps-spotlight-2025/>)

Author: The Kubernetes Authors

Published: 2025-03-12T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Kubernetes Contributors Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/kubernetes-contributors-blog.md>)

Topics: [Kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kubernetes.md>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>), [Deployment](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/deployment.md>), [Command-line interface](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cli.md>)

Tags: [applications](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/applications.md>), [controllers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/controllers.md>), [interview](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/interview.md>), [kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kubernetes.md>), [spotlight](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/spotlight.md>)

## AI overview

An interview with the chairs and tech leads of Kubernetes SIG Apps about the group's mission, leadership, and work on developing, deploying, and operating applications on Kubernetes. The discussion also covers controllers and challenges from running AI-related workloads.

## Source excerpt

In our ongoing SIG Spotlight series, we dive into the heart of the Kubernetes project by talking to the leaders of its various Special Interest Groups (SIGs). This time, we focus on SIG Apps , the group responsible for everything related to developing, deploying, and operating applications on Kubernetes. Sandipan Panda (DevZero ) had the opportunity to interview Maciej Szulik (Defense Unicorns ) and Janet Kuo (Google ), the chairs and tech leads of SIG Apps. They shared their experiences, challenges, and visions for the future of application management within the Kubernetes ecosystem. Introductions Sandipan: Hello, could you start by telling us a bit about yourself, your role, and your journey within the Kubernetes community that led to your current roles in SIG Apps? Maciej: Hey, my name is Maciej, and I'm one of the leads for SIG Apps. Aside from this role, you can also find me helping SIG CLI and also being one of the Steering Committee members. I've been contributing to Kubernetes since late 2014 in various areas, including controllers, apiserver, and kubectl. Janet: Certainly! I'm Janet, a Staff Software Engineer at Google, and I've been deeply involved with the Kubernetes project since its early days, even before the 1.0 launch in 2015. It's been an amazing journey! My current role within the Kubernetes community is one of the chairs and tech leads of SIG Apps. My journey with SIG Apps started organically. I started with building the Deployment API and adding rolling update functionalities. I naturally gravitated towards SIG Apps and became increasingly involved. Over time, I took on more responsibilities, culminating in my current leadership roles. About SIG Apps All following answers were jointly provided by Maciej and Janet. Sandipan: For those unfamiliar, could you provide an overview of SIG Apps' mission and objectives? What key problems does it aim to solve within the Kubernetes ecosystem? As described in our charter , we cover a broad area related to de