Ex-SpaceX Dragon Capsule software lead, Karthik Gollapudi, built two-fault-tolerant systems that flew astronauts to the ISS. He left to found Sift, an AI platform that automates testing, manufacturing and observability for rockets, rovers and autonomous fleets. 

This episode covers: 

• How Sift reduces cognitive load and speeds up manufacturing.  

• Simplifying complex cloud IT infrastructure. 

• Hire for the vibes, not just IQ.