Chris Fidao

Chris Fidao, Team Lead of Laravel’s Infrastructure Cloud Team, shares his fascinating journey from a Laravel beginner to a cloud infrastructure expert. He discusses why Laravel Cloud opted for Kubernetes instead of serverless architecture and how that choice impacts performance and costs. Chris reveals insights into managing an engineering team, emphasizing cost-conscious decision-making and innovative tools like Slack bots for team visibility. He also reflects on maintaining work-life balance by stepping back from social media for better mental health.