Kubernetes, AI Gateways, and the Future of MLOps // MLOps Podcast #294 with Alexa Griffith, Senior Software Engineer at Bloomberg.
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// Abstract
Alexa shares her journey into software engineering, from early struggles with Airflow and Kubernetes to leading open-source projects like the Envoy AI Gateway. She and Demetrios discuss AI model deployment, tooling differences across tech roles, and the importance of abstraction. They highlight aligning technical work with business goals and improving cross-team communication, offering key insights into MLOps and AI infrastructure.
// Bio
Alexa Griffith is a Senior Software Engineer at Bloomberg, where she builds scalable inference platforms for machine learning workflows and contributes to open-source projects like KServe. She began her career at Bluecore working in data science infrastructure, and holds an honors degree in Chemistry from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She shares her insights through her podcast, Alexa’s Input (AI), technical blogs, and active engagement with the tech community at conferences and meetups.
// Related LinksWebsite: https://alexagriffith.com/
Kubecon Keynote about Envoy AI Gateway https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=do1viOk8nok
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