State of Platform Engineering Report: Volume 4

Volume 4 captures how platform engineering has become the operating model of the modern enterprise. Based on insights from 500+ practitioners, the report explores the rise of AI-native platforms, evolving platform roles, updated reference architectures, and industry maturity trends across adoption, investment, and measurement.

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The State of Platform Engineering Report Volume 4 shows how platform engineering has evolved from a DevEx and infrastructure practice into the operating model of the modern, AI-native enterprise. Based on insights from 500+ platform engineers and leaders, the report examines how teams are expanding into AI, security, observability, and FinOps, adopting new roles and architectures, and navigating the cultural and measurement challenges that come with scale.

The report covers:

  • How platform engineering is moving from “shifting left” to “shifting down” by embedding security, quality, and guardrails directly into platforms
  • What AI-native platform engineering looks like in practice, including AI-powered platforms and platforms built specifically for AI workloads
  • How mature platform teams structure investment, adoption, operations, interfaces, and measurement
  • Which reference architectures and tooling patterns are emerging as industry standards in 2025
  • How leading teams approach Platform as a Product to drive adoption and prove ROI
  • What new platform engineering roles are appearing and how responsibilities are evolving
  • What the data reveals about budgets, metrics, salaries, and time to value across the industry

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