Cloud Native Testing Podcast

About Cloud Native Testing Podcast

The Cloud Native Testing Podcast, sponsored by Testkube, brings you insights from engineers navigating testing in cloud-native environments. Hosted by Ole Lensmar, it explores test automation, CI/CD, Kubernetes, shifting left, scaling right, and reliability at scale through conversations with testing and cloud native experts. Learn more about Testkube at http://testkube.io

Publisher

Testkube

Category

technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 Feb 2025

Latest episode

21 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

21 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   21 Sept 2026

   Enter SandMan: Building Google’s Massive-Scale Testing Sandboxes with Alex Buccino

   In this episode of the Cloud Native Testing Podcast, host Ole Lensmar sits down with Alex Buccino, a 30-year tech industry veteran and former engineering leader at Google and Squarespace. The conversation dives deep into the monumental challenge of testing at Google scale, specifically focusing on the evolution of the Google Maps data infrastructure. Alex introduces listeners to "SandMan" (Sandbox Manager), a revolutionary internal tool built on Google's Borg that allowed developers to spin u...

2. 

   27 May 2026

   Why Testers Make the Best "Vibe Coders"

   In this episode of the Cloud Native Testing Podcast, host Ole Lensmar (CTO at Testkube) sits down with Lakshmi, one of the latest veterans to join the Testkube team. Together, they explore how the AI revolution is fundamentally changing the relationship between development and QA—and why testers might just be the ultimate "vibe coders." Lakshmi shares his journey from electrical engineering and performance testing at Comcast to building his own AI-driven translation app without touching an ID...

3. 

   20 Mar 2026

   Bridging the Gap: Production Readiness and AI with Dev Plaza’s Sahana Nagabhushan

   In this episode of the Cloud Native Testing Podcast, Ole Lensmar sits down with Sahana Nagabhushan to tackle the complexities of software lifecycle inefficiencies and developer productivity. Drawing from her extensive product management experience at Fidelity Investments and Workday, Sahana breaks down why companies burn millions of dollars and years of engineering time building custom Internal Developer Portals (IDPs) like Backstage. She introduces her new venture, Dev Plaza, a platform desi...

Who has been a guest on Cloud Native Testing Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Thomas To
• Matt McLane
• Yasmine
• Atul
• Sachin

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 23 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

33

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32