Platform Engineering
Platform Engineering focuses on building and maintaining the foundational infrastructure and tools that support the development and deployment of applications. Their responsibilities include:
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Automating the provisioning and management of infrastructure using code, ensuring consistency and repeatability.
- CI/CD Pipelines: Designing and maintaining continuous integration and continuous deployment pipelines to streamline the development process.
- Monitoring and Logging: Implementing robust monitoring and logging solutions to ensure system reliability and performance.
- Security and Compliance: Ensuring that the infrastructure and applications adhere to security best practices and regulatory requirements.
By providing a stable and scalable platform, Platform Engineering enables development teams to focus on building features and delivering value to users.