Platform Engineer roadmap
Building the internal platform that lets product teams ship safely without becoming infrastructure experts.
12 topics · 63 nodes · 53 covered · 3 partly · 7 planned · updated 2026-10-17
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Guided path: Platform EngineerBuilding the internal platform that lets product teams ship safely without becoming infrastructure experts.25 stages
- 1.Linux for DevOps: The Command Line, Services and TroubleshootingBeginner
- 2.Networking for DevOps: From Packets to ProductionBeginner
- 3.GG - Good GitBeginner
- 4.Docker: Containers from First Run to ProductionBeginner
- 5.Python for OperationsBeginner
- 6.CI/CD with GitHub Actions: From Commit to ProductionBeginner
- 7.Docker: Containers from First Run to ProductionIntermediate
- 8.Terraform and OpenTofu: Infrastructure as CodeBeginner
- 9.Kubernetes: Run and Operate Containerized ApplicationsBeginner
- 10.GitOps: Declarative Delivery with Argo CD and FluxBeginner
- 11.Platform EngineeringBeginner
- 12.CI/CD with GitHub Actions: From Commit to ProductionIntermediate
- 13.Terraform and OpenTofu: Infrastructure as CodeIntermediate
- 14.Kubernetes: Run and Operate Containerized ApplicationsIntermediate
- 15.GitOps: Declarative Delivery with Argo CD and FluxIntermediate
- 16.Observability: Metrics, Logs, Traces and AlertingBeginner
- 17.Release Strategies: Shipping Changes SafelyBeginner
- 18.Platform EngineeringIntermediate
- 19.Service MeshBeginner
- 20.Observability: Metrics, Logs, Traces and AlertingIntermediate
- 21.Terraform and OpenTofu: Infrastructure as CodeAdvanced
- 22.Kubernetes: Run and Operate Containerized ApplicationsAdvanced
- 23.Platform EngineeringAdvanced
- 24.FinOps: Cloud Cost ManagementBeginner
- 25.FinOps: Cloud Cost ManagementIntermediate
- Covered
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- Planned
1. Core
Platform engineering foundations
What a platform is and why teams build one.
4 / 4 covered
2. Core
Technical base
The skills the platform is built on.
5 / 5 covered
3. Core
Kubernetes as the runtime
The most common foundation for internal platforms.
6 / 7 covered
4. Core
Golden paths and templates
Making the right way the easy way.
4 / 5 covered
5. Core
Self-service and cloud foundations
Giving developers infrastructure through simple APIs.
4 / 6 covered
6. Core
Delivery platform
From commit to production, automatically.
6 / 6 covered
7. Core
Observability platform
Standard telemetry for every service.
5 / 5 covered
8. Core
Security and policy
Secure and compliant by default.
5 / 5 covered
9. Recommended
Cost and efficiency
Making spend visible and efficient.
4 / 4 covered
10. Core
Developer experience and adoption
Winning users instead of mandating the platform.
3 / 5 covered
11. Core
Operating the platform
A platform is a production system with customers.
5 / 5 covered
12. Recommended
Programming for platform teams
Writing the glue and the tools.
2 / 6 covered