Turning Operational Noise into Engineering Signals

Flanksource is on a mission to reduce the cognitive overload of modern infrastructure. We build the tools Platform Engineers wish they had on "Day 2."

Born in the Terminal

Flanksource didn't start in a boardroom. It started in kubectl.

Founded in 2020 in Tel Aviv, we began as a specialized consulting firm for high-end Kubernetes operations. We were the "fixers" called in when enterprise complexity spiraled out of control.

We saw the same pattern at every client: teams were drowning in data but starving for context. They had dashboards for metrics, tools for logs, and Git for config—but no single place that tied them together.

To survive these engagements, we built internal tools to aggregate this chaos. Over time, these tools evolved into Mission Control. We realized we weren't just solving a client problem; we were solving a fundamental industry gap.

Born in the Terminal - Developer working late with terminal code

How We Build

Engineering principles that let us ship fast without breaking things.

Trunk-Based, GitOps-First

One branch, one truth. We commit to main, gate merges with E2E tests, and deploy declaratively. No long-lived branches, no merge conflicts, no surprises.

Fast Feedback, Clear Ownership

Minutes from commit to production. Every service has an owner, every alert has context, and every deploy is traceable. We optimize for iteration speed.

Simple and Operable

Complexity is debt. We choose boring technology, write code that's easy to debug at 3am, and build systems that explain themselves. If it's hard to operate, it's wrong.

Built for Builders

We operate like a well-architected distributed system—autonomous nodes, clear interfaces, shared state.

Remote-First, Not Remote-Friendly

Our team spans Tel Aviv, South Africa, India, and Nepal. We default to async communication, document decisions in writing, and trust each other to manage time across timezones.