Building Efficient Developer Portals with Backstage
About the webinar
By 2026, 80% of large software engineering organizations will establish platform engineering and internal developer portals (IDP), according to Gartner. This is not surprising, given the immense advantage IDPs offer. By providing a centralized hub for resources, tools, and documentation, IDPs streamline the development process, saving valuable time and resources. Smooth developer experience not only enhances dev productivity but also cultivates a culture of innovation and fosters collaboration among the development teams. However, building a developer platform can be a complex process.
In this webinar, we’ll explore developer portals and examine their impact on improving developer efficiency and explore Backstage by Spotify. We will also look at the importance of developer experience for a successful platform, the challenges of building a developer portal, and the impact of AI on their future. Backstage SMEs from Spotify team will show how to leverage it to easily create a developer portal. Additionally, we will see how adding Soundcheck plugin to Backstage helps codify standards and incentivize tech health improvements to drive developer productivity.
Key takeaways
- Understand how internal developer portals reduce the cognitive load of internal developers by enabling self-service capabilities.
- Gain practical insights from industry leaders, including Spotify on creating effective developer portals to restore order to your infrastructure.
- Walk away with actionable steps to overcome the challenges companies encounter in building an IDP.
- Discover how artificial intelligence (AI) will shape the present and future of platform engineering and developer portals.
Meet the Speakers
Manual tester turned developer advocate. He talks about Cloud Native, Kubernetes, Platform Engineering & DevOps to help other developers and organizations adopt cloud native. He is also a CNCF Ambassador and the organizer of CNCF Hyderabad.
Sri is a Senior Product Manager at Spotify, specializing in developing outstanding platform products to elevate Developer Satisfaction. Her expertise lies in proactive engagement with engineers to comprehend their needs, and championing the creation of top-notch products.
Frank has been an engineer at Spotify for 3 years, working on various teams, with the most recent being Soundcheck. Before Spotify, he worked at AWS, and a variety of start-ups. Frank has a passion for developer productivity, as a victim to poor tooling throughout his career.
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