> Markdown version of [/@alex-soto](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@alex-soto). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Alex Soto Director of Developer Experience at Red Hat, integrating AI into distributed Java systems. ## About Alex Soto directs developer experience at Red Hat. He builds enterprise AI applications and distributed systems, focusing on practical ways to integrate large language models into Java codebases. A Java Champion since 2017, he works with tools like Quarkus, LangChain4j, and Kubernetes to help teams ship resilient, intelligent software. He co-authored four titles including the *Quarkus Cookbook* and *Testing Java Microservices*, and actively commits to various open-source projects. When he isn't presenting or writing code, he teaches at Salle URL University. ## Past Sessions ### World Congress 2025 路 July 9, 2025 Berlin, Germany - [Beyond the Hype: Building Trustworthy and Reliable LLM Applications with Guardrails](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1594-beyond-the-hype-building-trustworthy-and-reliable-llm-applications-with-guardrails) 路 30 min 路 馃帴 Watch recording - [RAG like a hero with Docling](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1602-rag-like-a-hero-with-docling) 路 30 min 路 馃帴 Watch recording - [AI Agents Graph: Your following tool in your Java AI journey](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1550-ai-agents-graph-your-following-tool-in-your-java-ai-journey) 路 30 min 路 馃帴 Watch recording ### World Congress 2024 路 July 17, 2024 Berlin, Germany - [Embracing the Hybrid Cloud: Unlocking Success with Ansible](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/932-embracing-the-hybrid-cloud-unlocking-success-with-ansible) 路 30 min 路 馃帴 Watch recording - [Supersonic, Subatomic AI with Java](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2024/sessions/358-supersonic-subatomic) 路 30 min ## Videos - [RAG like a hero with Docling](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1602-rag-like-a-hero-with-docling) 路 Alex Soto, Markus Eisele - [Beyond the Hype: Building Trustworthy and Reliable LLM Applications with Guardrails](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1594-beyond-the-hype-building-trustworthy-and-reliable-llm-applications-with-guardrails) 路 Alex Soto - [AI Agents Graph: Your following tool in your Java AI journey](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1550-ai-agents-graph-your-following-tool-in-your-java-ai-journey) 路 Alex Soto - [Embracing the Hybrid Cloud: Unlocking Success with Ansible](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/932-embracing-the-hybrid-cloud-unlocking-success-with-ansible) 路 Alex Soto - [Winning the Hybrid Cloud](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/432-winning-the-hybrid-cloud) 路 Alex Soto - [Quarkus. A Bliss for developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/385-quarkus-a-bliss-for-developers) 路 Alex Soto ## WeAreDevelopers LIVE - [Embracing the Hybrid Cloud: Unlocking Success with Open Source Technologies](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/883-embracing-the-hybrid-cloud-unlocking-success-with-open-source-technologies) 路 Alex Soto - [Securing Secrets in the GitOps era](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/546-securing-secrets-in-the-gitops-era) 路 Alex Soto - [Serverless-Native Java with Quarkus](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/243-serverless-native-java-with-quarkus) 路 Alex Soto ## Links - [X](https://twitter.com/alexsotob) - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/asotobu/)