Virtual
In-person
State of Platform Engineering in 2026: Salary, maturity, and shifting down
Join Sam Barlien as he unpacks the 2025 State of Platform Engineering report: why platform engineering is “eating the world,” how “shifting down” beats “shifting left,” and what a platform engineering driven AI-native era means for platforms, teams, and the end of the artisan software engineer.
In this webinar, we will cover:
- Data on salary, maturity, best practices and more from 518 platform engineers
- What the best led platform teams are doing in 2026
- How platform engineering is industrializing the software delivery lifecycle
After a 30-minute talk there’ll be a 15-minute Q&A, for which we encourage you to submit questions in advance.
A webinar recording and related materials will be shared with all attendees after the event.

