Modern software systems consist of numerous independent microservices that include frontends, backends, APIs, and AI models, and managing their coordination and scaling effectively is an ongoing challenge. A workflow orchestration platform resolves this issue by offering a structured framework to define, execute, and monitor complex workflows with resilience and clarity.
Orkes is an enterprise-scale orchestration platform that builds upon the open-source Conductor project, initially developed at Netflix. The platform manages AI agents, humans, and APIs, emphasizing scalability, compliance, and trust. It enhances the Conductor core by incorporating features like security, governance, and long-running workflows.
Viren Baraiya, Founder and CTO at Orkes and the creator of Netflix Conductor, joins the show with Gregor Vand to discuss building Conductor at Netflix, the challenges of orchestrating microservices, rule-based versus programmatic workflow orchestration, agentic orchestration, MCP integration, and more.
Full Disclosure: This episode is sponsored by Orkes.
Gregor Vand is a security-focused technologist, having previously served as a CTO across cybersecurity, cyber insurance, and general software engineering companies. Based in Singapore, he is accessible through his profile at vand.hk or on LinkedIn.
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