Confluent Developer ft. Tim Berglund, Adi Polak & Viktor Gamov
Inside $3M GPU Racks: Powering Modern AI with Bryan Oliver | Ep. 16
Jan 26, 2026
Season 2
Episode 16
Confluent
Adi Polak talks to Bryan Oliver (Thoughtworks) about his career in platform engineering and large-scale AI infrastructure. Bryanโs first job: building pools and teaching swimming lessons. His challenge: running large-scale GPU data centers while keeping AI workloads predictable and reliable.
SEASON 2
Hosted by Tim Berglund, Adi Polak and Viktor Gamov
Produced and Edited by Noelle Gallagher, Peter Furia and Nurie Mohamed
Music by Coastal Kites
Artwork by Phil Vo
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