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Intermediate

Platform Engineering: Building Internal Developer Platforms

Master platform engineering with hands-on implementation of Internal Developer Platforms. Learn Backstage for developer portals, Crossplane for infrastructure provisioning, ArgoCD for GitOps, and build self-service golden paths that reduce developer onboarding time by 60%.

122 min24 lessons6 modulesDevOps

What you'll learn

  • Build developer portals using Backstage with custom plugins
  • Provision infrastructure as code with Crossplane compositions
  • Implement GitOps workflows using ArgoCD for continuous deployment
  • Design self-service golden paths that accelerate developer onboarding
  • Measure and improve developer experience metrics

Course Content

  1. Platform Engineering Foundations

    4 lessons · 13 min
    • What is Platform Engineering?No signup3 min
    • Locked until you enrollPlatform-as-Product Mindset3 min
    • Locked until you enrollInternal Developer Platforms (IDPs)4 min
    • Locked until you enrollGolden Paths & Paved Roads3 min
    • Quiz: Module 1: Platform Engineering Foundations

  2. Developer Portals with Backstage

    4 lessons · 14 min
    • Locked until you enrollIntroduction to Backstage3 min
    • Locked until you enrollSoftware Catalog & Entity Model4 min
    • Locked until you enrollSoftware Templates (Scaffolder)4 min
    • Locked until you enrollTechDocs & Plugins3 min
    • Quiz: Module 2: Developer Portals with Backstage

  3. Infrastructure Provisioning with Crossplane

    4 lessons · 15 min
    • Locked until you enrollCrossplane Fundamentals4 min
    • Locked until you enrollProviders & Managed Resources4 min
    • Locked until you enrollCompositions & XRDs4 min
    • Locked until you enrollSelf-Service Infrastructure3 min
    • Quiz: Module 3: Infrastructure Provisioning with Crossplane

  4. GitOps & Continuous Delivery

    4 lessons · 13 min
    • Locked until you enrollGitOps Principles3 min
    • Locked until you enrollArgoCD for Platform Teams4 min
    • Locked until you enrollProgressive Delivery3 min
    • Locked until you enrollGitOps + Crossplane + Backstage3 min
    • Quiz: Module 4: GitOps & Continuous Delivery

  5. Platform Observability & Reliability

    4 lessons · 21 min
    • Locked until you enrollPlatform Metrics & SLOs3 min
    • Locked until you enrollDeveloper Experience Metrics3 min
    • Locked until you enrollCost Management & FinOps3 min
    • Locked until you enrollPlatform Reliability Patterns12 min
    • Quiz: Module 5: Platform Observability & Reliability

  6. Platform Team Operations & Maturity

    4 lessons · 46 min
    • Locked until you enrollBuilding a Platform Team12 min
    • Locked until you enrollPlatform Adoption Strategy12 min
    • Locked until you enrollPlatform Maturity Model12 min
    • Locked until you enrollFuture of Platform Engineering10 min
    • Quiz: Module 6: Platform Team Operations & Maturity