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Platform Engineering — Internal Developer Platform

23. 09. 2024 Updated: 27. 03. 2026 1 min read intermediate

DevOps Intermediate

Platform Engineering — Internal Developer Platform

Platform EngineeringDeveloper ExperienceBackstageSelf-service 5 min read

Building an internal developer platform. Self-service, golden paths, developer experience and Backstage.

What is Platform Engineering

Platform engineering builds an internal platform that abstracts infrastructure and enables developer self-service. Goal: reduce cognitive load and increase productivity.

  • Self-service — developers create DBs, deployments, monitoring themselves
  • Golden Paths — recommended, tested paths
  • Guardrails — automated enforcement of best practices

Backstage — Developer Portal

# catalog-info.yaml (service registration)
apiVersion: backstage.io/v1alpha1
kind: Component
metadata:
  name: order-service
  description: Order processing
  annotations:
    github.com/project-slug: org/order-service
    backstage.io/techdocs-ref: dir:.
spec:
  type: service
  lifecycle: production
  owner: team-orders
  system: e-commerce
  dependsOn:
    - resource:default/orders-db
    - component:default/payment-service

Software Templates

# Backstage Template for a new microservice
apiVersion: scaffolder.backstage.io/v1beta3
kind: Template
metadata:
  name: microservice-template
  title: Node.js Microservice
spec:
  type: service
  parameters:
    - title: Service Info
      properties:
        name:
          title: Name
          type: string
        owner:
          title: Owner
          type: string
          ui:field: OwnerPicker
  steps:
    - id: fetch
      action: fetch:template
      input:
        url: ./skeleton
        values:
          name: ${{ parameters.name }}
    - id: publish
      action: publish:github
      input:
        repoUrl: github.com?owner=org&repo=${{ parameters.name }}
    - id: register
      action: catalog:register

Summary

Platform engineering is the evolution of DevOps. Self-service, golden paths and Backstage transform infrastructure from a bottleneck into a productivity tool.

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