Platform Engineering Stack
Build an internal developer platform that engineers actually want to use
Platform engineering is about creating paved roads — self-service infrastructure, golden paths, and reduced cognitive load for product engineers. This stack is what modern platform teams use to build an Internal Developer Platform (IDP) from the ground up.
Backstage
The open-source IDP from Spotify. Consolidates service catalogue, docs, scaffolding templates, and CI status in one UI.
Crossplane
Lets platform teams expose curated infrastructure APIs to developers. Engineers provision databases without knowing Terraform.
Temporal
Durable execution for complex multi-step workflows. Handles retries, timeouts, and state automatically — no SQS/Lambda glue code.
Argo CD
Self-service deployments via Git. Developers push to Git; ArgoCD handles the rest. Platform team owns the sync policy.
Open Policy Agent
Enforces guardrails at the infrastructure layer. Blocks non-compliant deployments without requiring manual review.
Prometheus
Platform teams provide a shared Prometheus + Grafana setup. Product teams add their own dashboards via GitOps.