Mirantis Wins Platinum in 2026 Pinnacle Awards for Workforce Transformation and Organizational Excellence

Recognition highlights Mirantis' global engineering culture and successful workforce transformation for the AI era

CAMPBELL, Calif., October 15, 2026 - Mirantis ⁠, a leading provider of Kubernetes-native AI infrastructure software, today announced it has been honored with the highest level Platinum recognition in the 2026 Pinnacle Awards for Human Resources, recognizing the company's achievements in workforce transformation and organizational design.

Mirantis received the award for its approach to building and retaining a globally distributed engineering workforce while navigating rapid technological change and corporate transformation.

"Transforming a technology company for the AI era requires more than adopting new tools or hiring people with new skills. It requires an organization where employees can continuously learn, take ownership and adapt as technology changes," said Ilia Lykov, vice president of human resources, Mirantis. "This recognition reflects the strength of our engineering culture and our commitment to creating an environment where exceptional technical talent can build long-term careers while solving some of the industry's most complex infrastructure challenges."

Mirantis Employee Retention as AI Infrastructure Business Expands

Mirantis has built its workforce strategy around attracting and retaining highly-specialized software engineers capable of developing and supporting complex enterprise infrastructure, including Kubernetes, virtualization, GPU orchestration and AI infrastructure.

The company's employee retention results demonstrate the effectiveness of this approach:

• 47% of employees have been with Mirantis for at least five years, providing continuity and deep institutional knowledge;

• 17% of employees have more than 10 years of service, reflecting long-term employee commitment.

• 95% of Mirantis software engineers in research and development use AI in their work, demonstrating the company's adoption of emerging technologies across its engineering organization.

These results are particularly significant as competition intensifies for engineers with expertise in cloud-native technologies, GPU infrastructure and artificial intelligence.

Mirantis' workforce model combines experienced employees with newly recruited technical specialists, enabling the company to preserve institutional knowledge while developing capabilities needed to support emerging AI infrastructure requirements.

Building an AI-Ready Workforce Through Engineering Autonomy and Continuous Learning

Mirantis' organizational transformation is rooted in more than 15 years of open source software development.

The company operates with globally distributed teams, giving it access to specialized engineering talent across geographic markets. Its engineering culture emphasizes technical autonomy, collaborative decision-making, peer review and individual ownership of outcomes.

As enterprise infrastructure evolves to support increasingly demanding AI workloads, Mirantis encourages employees to develop expertise across technologies and organizational functions rather than remain confined to traditional technical specialties.

This approach supports the company's transition from cloud-native infrastructure software into AI infrastructure platforms designed to help enterprises and service providers deploy, manage and operate GPU-intensive workloads.

Mirantis' engineering capabilities support major enterprise customers, including Ericsson, MetLife, and Societe Generale.

By aligning workforce development with business strategy, Mirantis has created an organizational model designed to support technological innovation without sacrificing the institutional expertise and employee engagement required to serve large enterprise customers.

The company's combination of long employee tenure, declining attrition and widespread adoption of AI tools illustrates how workforce planning and organizational design can support business transformation in a rapidly-changing technology industry.

About the Pinnacle Awards

The Pinnacle Awards recognize excellence and achievement across business disciplines, including human resources. The Human Resources awards program honors organizations and professionals demonstrating innovation, leadership and measurable results in areas such as workforce planning, organizational transformation, employee engagement and talent development.