Hosting, AI Workloads, and the Future of DevOps - Raph Terrier & Hazal Mestci (Render)

Christian Heilmann sits down with Hazal and Raf from Render's Developer Relations team at WeAreDevelopers World Congress in San Francisco. They dig into how a managed cloud platform handles the unpredictable compute demands of AI inference workloads — including Render's sub-second "Workflows" feature that sidesteps the cold-start problem. The conversation turns to where platforms like Render fit alongside internal developer platforms, whether agentic tooling really spells the end of DevOps (spoiler: it doesn't), and why smaller teams can now ship far more without a dedicated infrastructure team. Raf and Hazal also share how they hire AI-enabled engineers without losing sight of deep technical understanding, and why Render's fully remote, timezone-spanning team is actually a competitive advantage. They close with a preview of Localhost, Render's first user conference, coming to San Francisco in June 2026.----------------------------------------Welcome to WeAreDevelopers, the #1 developer community in Europe! This is your one-stop destination for the latest tech insights, tutorials, and career advice to elevate your developer career.Stay updated Dev Digest, with our weekly newsletter featuring the most recent tech trends, career guidance, and original content crafted by developers, for developers. Subscribe nowInterested in advancing your career? Browse through our job board featuring over 190,000 jobs. Unlock job opportunities with a free developer profileDon't miss out on the annual highlight of every developer's calendar - the WeAreDevelopers World Congress. Network with 15,000 peers and learn from over 500 speakers.  Secure your spot and save 10% with "wearedevs_yt"#CareerInTech #Tech #ProgrammingTutorials #DevRel #CodingTools #TechJobs #TechTalks #DeveloperSkill...