Along with the rise of Kubernetes, there is another shift that is happening under the hood – the rise of serverless architecture, which is quietly rewriting the way we deploy and scale applications, with Java taking a lead. Java, which is usually associated with legacy code and monolithic enterprise applications, has been slowly but steadily evolving into a microservices architecture and is now evolving into a leaner, serverless-ready world. 

With the availability of tools like Knative and frameworks like Quarkus, Java has been transforming from a heavyweight language into a zero-management, Kubernetes-ready ready. In this article, we will reflect on this promising transformation in Java and where it can take us in 2025 and beyond.