Kubernetes can be used to orchestrate an entire software development pipeline from code to production. A pipeline can include stages for building container images, testing, deploying to staging, load testing, and monitoring. Charts are used to package Kubernetes resources for deployment. Helm is used to deploy charts to clusters for staging and production. Load testing tools like K6 help determine system capacity before production. The pipeline provides fast deployments, failure debugging, and improves developer productivity. Future improvements include integrating Git, using Operators, and improving secret management.