Platform Leadership

Platform Leadership defines and executes platform strategy, aligning technical vision with business outcomes, and leading cross-functional teams to deliver Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs) that drive productivity, standardization, and organizational efficiency.

What does a Head of Platform Engineering do?

The Head of Platform Engineering (HOPE) is the strategic leader driving Internal Developer Platform success, DevEx, and AI-enabled efficiency across modern platform engineering organizations.

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Infrastructure Platform Engineering

Infrastructure Platform Engineering (IPE) transforms infrastructure into a self-service product, enhancing efficiency, automation, security, and developer experience.

DevEx Platform Engineering

DevEx Platform Engineering optimizes developer experience by applying product thinking and user-centered design to Internal Developer Platforms to build intuitive, self-service workflows that reduce cognitive load and improve developer productivity.

AI Platform Engineering

AI platform engineering is the sub-discipline focused on designing and operating Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs) that use artificial intelligence to enhance developer experience, and productivity, and drive automation and standardization.

Security Platform Engineering

Security platform engineering is the discipline of embedding security into the foundational layers of platform engineering by ensuring that security is a continuous, integrated part of the Internal Developer Platform (IDP).