Optimizing the Kubernetes Developer Experience with Version 0 focuses on enabling a consistent developer experience for each microservice from day 0, which is critical for unlocking team autonomy and development velocity. The Version 0 strategy involves shipping an end-to-end development and deployment workflow as the first milestone before any features are coded. This approach helps in setting the tone that developer experience is important and can be adopted by both engineers and managers to improve the overall microservices developer experience.