Tobi Knaup is a technology executive focused on cloud-native infrastructure, Kubernetes, and open-source software. He co-founded D2iQ (formerly Mesosphere), co-created Kudo, and previously served as a technology lead at Airbnb. His more recent leadership work has focused on cloud-native products and platforms at Nutanix.
Tobi Knaup is a technology executive focused on cloud-native infrastructure, Kubernetes, and open-source software. He co-founded D2iQ (formerly Mesosphere), co-created Kudo, and previously served as a technology lead at Airbnb. His more recent leadership work has focused on cloud-native products and platforms at Nutanix.
Career
General Manager of Cloud Native at Nutanix Inc from 2023 to 2025Served as General Manager of Cloud Native following Nutanix’s acquisition of D2iQ.
Chief Executive Officer at D2iQ from 2013 to 2023 in San Francisco, California, United StatesCo-founded Mesosphere in April 2013 and later served as Chief Executive Officer as the company became D2iQ. Previously served as Chief Technology Officer. The company developed cloud-native infrastructure and enterprise Kubernetes platforms.
Tech Lead at Airbnb from 2009 to 2013 in San Francisco, California, United StatesWorked as an early engineer and Tech Lead during Airbnb’s hypergrowth years, designing search and fraud-detection services and helping architect infrastructure for global scale.