Ahmed Bebars, Principal Engineer, The New York Times
New Jersey, United States
Hero since 2025
Ahmed is a Principal Engineer at The New York Times, where he leads the design and delivery of scalable Developer Platforms that enhance productivity and empower engineering teams. With deep expertise in containers, Kubernetes, and cloud-native technologies, Ahmed builds robust infrastructure solutions that streamline development workflows and support innovation.
An active member of the AWS and Cloud Native communities, Ahmed frequently shares his expertise at events like KubeCon, AWS re:Invent, AWS Community Days, and Kubernetes Community Days. Through his initiative, Level Up with Ahmed, he shares practical insights and resources to help engineers grow their skills and stay ahead in the evolving tech landscape. His mission is to help teams unlock the full potential of platform engineering and container technologies while driving organizational excellence.
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