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Gonzalo Maldonado

Gonzalo Maldonado

Gonzalo Maldonado is a Chief Technical Advisor at Akava, a leading technology transformation consultancy.  He is Tech Leader and Architect formerly with Nextdoor, Microsoft & YouTube in addition to helping build 50+ start-ups.  He has rich expertise with making Web and Mobile apps scale by helping engineering teams adopt microservices and modern frontend frameworks while also introducing Agile and Lean methodologies.  

Tech Due Diligence 101: The Complete Guide for Non-Technical Buyers

Tech Due Diligence 101: The Complete Guide for Non-Technical Buyers

Gonzalo Maldonado

Gonzalo Maldonado 05/05/2026 12:30pm 18 minute read

Tech Due Diligence

Developer Portals: Technical Implementation Guide for Engineering Teams

Developer Portals: Technical Implementation Guide for Engineering Teams

Gonzalo Maldonado

Gonzalo Maldonado 02/24/2026 12:00pm 20 minute read

From MVP to Modular Monolith to Microservices

From MVP to Modular Monolith to Microservices

Gonzalo Maldonado

Gonzalo Maldonado 12/16/2025 12:00pm 14 minute read

Microservices | Software Development | Infrastructure

Building Self-Service Infrastructure for Developers

Building Self-Service Infrastructure for Developers

Gonzalo Maldonado

Gonzalo Maldonado 09/23/2025 12:00pm 15 minute read

Microservices | Serverless | Infrastructure

Exploring Serverless Databases

Exploring Serverless Databases

Gonzalo Maldonado

Gonzalo Maldonado 07/22/2025 12:00pm 13 minute read

Serverless

Secure Multi-Party Computation

Secure Multi-Party Computation

Gonzalo Maldonado

Gonzalo Maldonado 03/11/2025 12:00pm 10 minute read

Data | Infrastructure

The Disappearing Domain: Geopolitics and Digital Power

The Disappearing Domain: Geopolitics and Digital Power

Gonzalo Maldonado

Gonzalo Maldonado 10/08/2024 12:00pm 11 minute read

Cloud | Infrastructure

Human-Centered DevOps: UX Principles in Development Process

Human-Centered DevOps: UX Principles in Development Process

Gonzalo Maldonado

Gonzalo Maldonado 07/23/2024 12:00pm 11 minute read

DevOps

Crafting Effective Developer Relations Strategies

Crafting Effective Developer Relations Strategies

Gonzalo Maldonado

Gonzalo Maldonado 05/28/2024 12:00pm 8 minute read

Tips

MLOps: DevOps for Machine Learning Pipelines

MLOps: DevOps for Machine Learning Pipelines

Gonzalo Maldonado

Gonzalo Maldonado 04/09/2024 12:00pm 13 minute read

Cloud | DevOps | Machine Learning

The Intersection of DevOps and Cloud-Native Architecture

The Intersection of DevOps and Cloud-Native Architecture

Gonzalo Maldonado

Gonzalo Maldonado 01/23/2024 8:00am 12 minute read

Cloud | DevOps | Software Development

Exploring Unikernels in Modern Development

Exploring Unikernels in Modern Development

Gonzalo Maldonado

Gonzalo Maldonado 11/21/2023 8:15am 12 minute read

Cloud | DevOps | Containerization | Infrastructure

Continuous Delivery And Continuous Integration Pipelines For Enterprise Applications

Continuous Delivery And Continuous Integration Pipelines For Enterprise Applications

Gonzalo Maldonado

Gonzalo Maldonado 10/17/2023 8:15am 9 minute read

DevOps | Automation | Software Development | Infrastructure

Introduction To Infrastructure As Code (Iac)

Introduction To Infrastructure As Code (Iac)

Gonzalo Maldonado

Gonzalo Maldonado 09/19/2023 8:15am 11 minute read

DevOps | Automation | Software Development | Infrastructure

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