The practice of building an internal developer platform that gives software teams self-service tools to build, deploy, and run applications.
As cloud-native systems grew more complex, many developers found themselves configuring Kubernetes, writing infrastructure code, and wiring up monitoring alongside their product work. Platform engineering addresses this by having a dedicated team build a curated, self-service layer, often called an internal developer platform, that makes the recommended way to ship software also the easiest.
A typical platform offers templates for new services, standard CI/CD pipelines, one-click environments, built-in observability, and security controls, often accessed through a developer portal. Well-defined workflows within it are called golden paths. For example, a developer could create a new API service with logging, alerts, and deployment already configured in minutes. Successful platform teams treat the platform as a product, gathering feedback from developers and measuring adoption rather than mandating use.
A culture and set of practices that unite software development and IT operations to deliver software faster and more reliably.
Developer ExperienceHow easy, efficient, and pleasant it is for software developers to do their work with a given set of tools, processes, and platforms.
Infrastructure as CodeManaging and provisioning servers, networks, and cloud resources through machine-readable configuration files instead of manual setup.
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A starter CI/CD pipeline with build, test and deploy stages, explained step by step, with sample GitHub Actions and GitLab CI configuration you can adapt.