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About

I’m Abubakar Siddiq Ango — a Senior Developer Advocate, platform engineer, and community builder based in Rotterdam, Netherlands. I’ve spent the last 9+ years helping developers succeed with complex infrastructure, and I’m happiest when I’m making hard things easier for other people.

Right now I’m at Kubermatic, where I’m building the Developer Relations function from scratch for their open-source Kubernetes management platform. Before that, I spent nearly a decade at GitLab — first as a Support Engineer (where I became the first team member to specialize in Kubernetes), then as a Developer Advocacy Program Manager driving cloud-native integrations and DevSecOps enablement.

What I Do

My work lives at the intersection of infrastructure, advocacy, and education. I write, speak, build tools, and create content that helps developers navigate cloud native technology. I’ve spoken at KubeCon, HashiConf EU, Open Source Summit, and dozens of community events across EMEA and Africa.

I’m a Google Developer Expert (Cloud) and the founder of Kubernetes Community Days Africa.

Career

  • Senior Developer Advocate at Kubermatic (2025 – present)
  • Developer Advocacy Program Manager at GitLab (2020 – 2025)
  • Head of Engineering at Glade Finance (2019 – 2023) — migrated infrastructure to AWS, automated 95% of provisioning with Terraform, reduced disaster recovery from days to 20 minutes
  • Technical Advisor at ITC Global (2022 – 2024) — led infrastructure transformation and PCI DSS compliance for government software provider, cut cloud costs 50%+
  • Cloud Engineering Curriculum Developer at AltSchool Africa (2022) — designed 3-semester curriculum; graduates now work as SRE/DevOps engineers across Africa
  • Support Engineer / Kubernetes Specialist at GitLab (2016 – 2020) — first support engineer to specialize in K8s, created Kubernetes training curriculum adopted globally
  • Executive Director & Founder at UpliftHub (2017 – 2021) — non-profit mentoring 100+ individuals and training 500+ high school students in tech
  • ICT Section Lead at Federal Polytechnic Bauchi (2010 – 2016) — progressed from software developer to leading 4 teams

Recognition

  • Google Developer Expert (Cloud) — 2021 – present
  • KCD Africa Lead Organizer — founded and led
  • Google Developer Group Lead, Bauchi — 2015 – 2019
  • Inclusive Naming Initiative — active member

Speaker Profile

For event organizers — feel free to use the bio and details below.

Bio (short): Abubakar Siddiq Ango is a Senior Developer Advocate at Kubermatic and a Google Developer Expert (Cloud) with deep expertise in Kubernetes, multi-cluster management, and infrastructure automation. He has led cloud migrations, designed PCI DSS-compliant architectures, and built CI/CD pipelines at scale. He speaks at KubeCon, HashiConf EU, and Open Source Summit on Kubernetes operations, DevSecOps, and platform engineering.

Bio (long): Abubakar Siddiq Ango is a Senior Developer Advocate at Kubermatic, where he’s building the Developer Relations function for their open-source Kubernetes management platform. A Google Developer Expert for Cloud with 9+ years of hands-on experience, Abubakar’s technical background spans Kubernetes (he was GitLab’s first K8s-specialized engineer), infrastructure-as-code with Terraform and Ansible, multi-cloud architecture across AWS, GCP, and Azure, and CI/CD pipeline design. He has led infrastructure transformations that reduced cloud costs by 50%+ and cut disaster recovery from days to minutes, delivered PCI DSS-compliant architectures for fintech and government clients, and designed AltSchool Africa’s Cloud Engineering curriculum. Prior to advocacy, he spent nearly a decade at GitLab across support engineering and developer advocacy, working deeply with Kubernetes, Helm, Docker, and GitOps workflows. Abubakar has spoken at KubeCon, HashiConf EU, Open Source Summit, and dozens of events across EMEA and Africa. He is the founder of Kubernetes Community Days Africa and is based in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Topics:

  • Kubernetes Operations & Multi-cluster Management
  • DevSecOps & Software Supply Chain Security
  • Platform Engineering & Infrastructure Automation
  • Open Source Community Building
  • Responsible AI & Reducing Bias in AI

Profile photos: Google Drive

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Beyond Work

I founded UpliftHub, a non-profit in Bauchi, Nigeria that mentored 100+ individuals and trained 500+ high school students in technology skills. Building inclusive, accessible tech communities is something I care deeply about — whether that’s through the Inclusive Naming Initiative, organizing Kubernetes Community Days in Africa, or mentoring the next generation of engineers.

When I’m not working, you’ll find me tinkering with my homelab, vibe coding side projects, or over-engineering solutions to problems that don’t need solving.

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