Platform Engineering & Internal Developer Platforms

Name: Platform Engineering & Internal Developer Platforms
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Learn to design and build Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs) that give engineers self-service access to infrastructure, reduce cognitive load, and accelerate delivery. This course covers the full platform stack: Backstage, Crossplane, ArgoCD, golden paths, and the product mindset that makes platforms succeed.

4.70/5.0

9 hours

1 enrolled

Updated May 2026

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By Marcus Reid

What You'll Learn

Explain the platform engineering discipline and how it differs from traditional DevOps

Identify the right tools for each layer of an Internal Developer Platform

Build a working developer portal with Backstage including software catalog and service templates

Apply Crossplane to provision cloud infrastructure through Kubernetes-native APIs

Design golden paths that developers voluntarily adopt

Evaluate IDP adoption and measure success using developer experience metrics

Prerequisites

Solid Kubernetes experience (deployments, services, namespaces)
Familiarity with GitOps concepts and ArgoCD or Flux
Working knowledge of Helm and Kubernetes manifests
Experience with at least one cloud provider (AWS, GCP, or Azure)

About the Instructor

Marcus Reid

Expert instructor with hands-on industry experience in Devops.

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LevelIntermediate

Duration9 hours

Lessons—

Students1

Rating4.70 / 5.0

This course includes

Hands-on practice labs
AI-powered explanations
Progress tracking
Certificate of completion
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