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SA Santosh Pai · ITNEXT

Building an AI Native Developer Platform

Developers are the primary actors in a software engineering organization — and with that top of mind it becomes necessary to ensure that…

Jun 12, 2026 · 9 min read · 27 claps #platform-engineering #kubernetes #ai

SA Santosh Pai · ITNEXT

By this stage, the system has all the necessary layers in place. Requests are validated before they leave, routed intelligently, executed…

May 13, 2026 · 3 min read · 14 claps #ai #aiops #control-plane

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SA Santosh Pai · ITNEXT

Navigating the quiet shift in how software is being built.

May 01, 2026 · 4 min read · 9 claps #ai #ai-gateway #llm-gateway

SA Santosh Pai · ITNEXT

By this stage, requests are validated before they leave, routed intelligently, and executed within defined cost and environment boundaries…

May 11, 2026 · 3 min read · 8 claps #aiops #llm-gateway #ai-gateway

SA Santosh Pai · ITNEXT

Cost is rarely the first concern when teams begin working with AI systems. In the early stages, the focus is on getting something to work —…

May 06, 2026 · 5 min read · 7 claps #aiops #llmops #llm-gateway

SA Santosh Pai · ITNEXT

Not every request is the same. Routing layer decides how well the system performs

May 05, 2026 · 5 min read · 7 claps #llm-gateway #ai-gateway #aiops

SA Santosh Pai · ITNEXT

By this point, most teams have a working system.

May 07, 2026 · 3 min read · 7 claps #aiops #ai #llm-gateway