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Rishikesh Baidya
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October 8, 20249 min read
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Platform engineering has emerged as the discipline for scaling DevOps across organizations. At Softechinfra, our development team implements platform engineering practices that accelerate delivery while maintaining standards.
50%
Faster Onboarding
3x
Deploy Frequency
70%
Less Toil
80%
Self-Service
What Is Platform Engineering?
Platform engineering involves building internal products that make developers more productive:
| Aspect | DevOps | Platform Engineering |
|---|---|---|
| Focus | Practices and culture | Products and services |
| Delivery | Consulting, training | Self-service platforms |
| Success | Adoption of practices | Developer productivity |
Internal Developer Platform Components
Infrastructure
Kubernetes clusters, cloud resources, networking, security policies
Templates
Project scaffolding, CI/CD pipelines, testing frameworks
Self-Service
Resource provisioning, environment management, config
Observability
Metrics, logging, tracing, alerting dashboards
Building Your Platform
"The best internal platforms are treated like products. You need to understand your developers' needs, build iteratively, and measure adoption—just like building for external customers."
Discover
Design
Build
Launch
Evolve
Phase 1: Discovery
- Interview developers to understand pain points
- Map current workflows and identify bottlenecks
- Assess existing capabilities and gaps
- Define success metrics upfront
Phase 2: Design
- Decide what to abstract vs. expose
- Define golden paths (opinionated defaults)
- Plan integration points with existing tools
- Design self-service interfaces
✅ Real Result: For AppliedView, we built a platform that reduced deployment time from days to minutes with standardized CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure templates.
Technology Stack
Key technologies for modern platforms:
- Backstage: Spotify's developer portal framework
- Kubernetes: Container orchestration
- Terraform/Pulumi: Infrastructure as Code
- ArgoCD: GitOps continuous delivery
For IaC best practices, see our Terraform Complete Guide.
Best Practices
- Treat your platform like a product with roadmaps
- Start with golden paths, allow escape hatches
- Measure developer satisfaction and productivity
- Balance abstraction—not too much, not too little
- Market internally to drive adoption
Building Development Capabilities?
Our development team helps organizations design and implement platform engineering strategies that scale.
Discuss Platform Strategy →Explore related topics in our Microservices Communication Guide and see how our CEO approaches development excellence.
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Platform EngineeringDevOpsDeveloper ExperienceInfrastructureKubernetes