Platform Engineering interview prep

Backstage — Backstage is the CNCF-graduated (2024) open-source developer portal originated at Spotify. Includes software c
Developer Experience Metrics — Three frameworks for measuring developer experience: DORA (deploy frequency, lead time, MTTR, change failure r
Golden Paths — Golden paths are the well-trodden, supported, opinionated default for the 80% of use cases. Spotify-coined ter
Internal Developer Platforms — IDPs are self-service abstraction layers over multi-cluster, multi-cloud infrastructure. Components: service c
Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs) & Backstage — IDPs abstract infrastructure complexity from developers via golden paths. Backstage (CNCF) is the leading open
Platform Engineering — Platform engineering treats internal developer tooling as a product with internal customers — paved roads, gol
Platform Engineering & IDP Design — Designing Internal Developer Platforms — golden paths, thinnest viable platform, Backstage, cognitive load red