What is Platform Engineering?
Platform Engineering is the discipline of designing and building Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs) that enable developer self-service. Instead of developers waiting for ops teams to provision infrastructure or configure pipelines, platform engineering creates standardized, automated workflows—called golden paths—that allow teams to deploy applications independently.
Unlike traditional DevOps practices that focus on culture and collaboration, Platform Engineering focuses on building the actual product that development teams use. This platform abstracts away infrastructure complexity while maintaining security and cost controls.
The goal is simple: reduce cognitive load on developers so they can focus on building features, not fighting infrastructure. Combined with Kubernetes and GitOps, platform engineering enables organizations to scale their engineering velocity without scaling their operations team linearly.
Atmosly: Your Internal Developer Platform
We don't just consult—we've built Atmosly, a production-ready Internal Developer Platform that powers self-service infrastructure for organizations worldwide.
- Environment-as-a-Service: Spin up complete dev/staging/prod environments in minutes
- Self-Service Infrastructure: Developers provision databases, caches, queues without tickets
- GitOps Native: All changes tracked in Git with automatic reconciliation
- Cost Visibility: Real-time cost tracking per team, project, and environment
- Security Guardrails: Built-in policies ensure compliance without slowing teams down
Why Organizations Need Platform Engineering
As engineering teams grow, traditional DevOps approaches create bottlenecks. Platform Engineering solves this by productizing infrastructure.
Accelerated Time-to-Market
Reduce environment provisioning from days to minutes. Developers deploy independently using pre-approved golden paths.
Reduced Cognitive Load
Abstract away Kubernetes, networking, and security complexity. Developers focus on code, not YAML files.
Scalable Operations
Support 10x more developers with the same platform team. Self-service eliminates the ops bottleneck.
Standardized Security
Embed security policies and compliance requirements directly into the platform. No manual reviews needed.
Cost Control
Built-in cost management with resource quotas, automatic cleanup, and team-level showback.
Improved Developer Experience
Happy developers are productive developers. Self-service capabilities and clear documentation boost satisfaction.
Platform Engineering Challenges We Solve
Ops Team Bottleneck
Developers wait days for environment provisioning, database setup, or pipeline configuration. The ops team becomes a ticket queue instead of strategic enablers.
Our Solution
Build self-service portals where developers provision approved resources instantly. Ops focuses on platform improvement, not ticket resolution.
Inconsistent Environments
"Works on my machine" syndrome. Each team has different tooling, configurations, and deployment patterns leading to unpredictable production behavior.
Our Solution
Create golden paths with standardized templates. Every environment follows the same patterns, from local dev to production.
Knowledge Silos
Critical infrastructure knowledge lives in a few engineers' heads. Onboarding takes months. Documentation is outdated or non-existent.
Our Solution
Implement developer portals with service catalogs, automated docs, and discoverable APIs. Knowledge is codified in the platform itself.
Our Platform Engineering Approach
We treat your Internal Developer Platform as a product—with users, feedback loops, and iterative improvements.
We've helped organizations from 50-person startups to 5000+ engineer enterprises build platforms that developers actually want to use. Our approach balances developer experience with operational requirements.
Platform Discovery
Interview developers and ops teams to understand pain points. Map current workflows, identify bottlenecks, and define success metrics. Assess existing IaC maturity and tooling landscape.
Platform Architecture Design
Design the platform architecture including developer portal, service catalog, resource provisioning, and CI/CD integration. Define golden paths for common use cases.
MVP Platform Build
Build a minimum viable platform addressing the highest-impact pain points. Deploy Atmosly or configure custom solutions with Backstage, Crossplane, and GitOps operators.
Developer Onboarding
Pilot the platform with early adopter teams. Gather feedback, iterate on UX, and document golden paths. Create self-service documentation and training materials.
Scale & Evolve
Roll out to all teams. Add new capabilities based on user feedback. Implement platform observability and continuous improvement processes.
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Schedule ConsultationPlatform Engineering Stack: Technologies We Implement
We work with best-in-class tools to build platforms tailored to your organization's needs and existing investments.
Atmosly (SquareOps IDP)
Our production-ready Internal Developer Platform. Fastest path to self-service infrastructure with built-in GitOps, cost management, and security guardrails. Learn more →
Backstage Developer Portal
Spotify's open-source developer portal for building service catalogs, documentation, and software templates. Ideal for custom portal requirements.
Crossplane
Kubernetes-native infrastructure provisioning. Define cloud resources (RDS, S3, GKE) as Kubernetes manifests. Pairs with GitOps for declarative infrastructure.
Port / Cortex
Commercial Internal Developer Portals with strong service catalog and scorecards capabilities. Faster time-to-value for portal-focused implementations.
Custom Platform Solutions
Bespoke platforms combining Terraform, Kubernetes operators, and custom UIs for organizations with unique requirements.
Platform Capabilities We Build
A complete Internal Developer Platform includes these core capabilities that work together to enable developer self-service.
Developer Portal & Service Catalog
Central hub for discovering services, APIs, documentation, and team ownership. Developers find what they need without asking around.
Self-Service Infrastructure
Provision databases, caches, storage, and Kubernetes namespaces through simple forms or CLI commands. No tickets required.
Golden Paths & Templates
Pre-approved paths for common tasks: creating new services, setting up pipelines, deploying to production. Best practices encoded as defaults.
