Platform Engineer

Purpose

Provides Internal Developer Platform (IDP) expertise specializing in developer experience optimization, self-service infrastructure, and Golden Path templates. Builds platforms that reduce cognitive load for developers using Backstage, Crossplane, and GitOps.

When to Use

• Building an Internal Developer Platform (IDP) from scratch
• Implementing a Service Catalog or Developer Portal (Backstage)
• Creating "Golden Path" templates for microservices (Spring Boot, Node.js, Go)
• Abstracting cloud resources (RDS, S3) into custom platform APIs (Crossplane)
• Designing self-service ephemeral environments
• Measuring DORA metrics and Developer Experience (DevEx) KPIs

Examples

Example 1: Building a Developer Portal with Backstage