{"podcast":{"title":"Beyond Coding","slug":"beyond-coding-4008849","podcast_index_feed_id":4008849,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/5bb57eac/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://youtube.com/@beyondcoding","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/15286211/15286211-1717061815964-b04def22b677d.jpg","author":"Patrick Akil","episode_count":252,"summary":"For software engineers ready to level up. Learn from CTOs, principal engineers, and tech leaders about the skills beyond coding: from technical mastery to product thinking and career growth. Created by Patrick Akil","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beyond-coding-4008849"},"episode":{"title":"How to Build the Best Platforms for Software Engineers","slug":"how-to-build-the-best-platforms-for-software-engineers","published_at":"2026-02-11T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beyond-coding-4008849/how-to-build-the-best-platforms-for-software-engineers","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beyond-coding-4008849","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beyond-coding/episodes/How-to-Build-the-Best-Platforms-for-Software-Engineers-e3etmhh","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO9629645954.mp3","summary":"Is your internal developer platform actually improving velocity, or is it a bottleneck? We discuss why platform teams building \"cool\" abstractions is a red flag, and you should aim to create the best platform for software engineers. In this episode, we cover: Why \"Golden Paths\" can turn into roadblocks for developers. The danger of Shadow IT and why it’s a symptom of a failed platform. How to measure if your platform is saving time. Connect with Adnan Alshar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adnanmalshar92 Connect with Jelmer de Jong: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jelmerdejong-xebia 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:54 - Is DevOps Dead? The Truth About Platform Engineering 00:03:07 - Why Developers Are Drowning in Complexity Today 00:04:37 - Why Having No Platform Is Better Than a Bad Platform 00:07:20 - Treating Software Engineers as Customers of the Platform 00:11:26 - The Exact Moment You Should Start Building a Platform 00:14:18 - Who Should Be on Your First Platform Team? 00:17:33 - Turning Your Angriest Developers Into Platform Evangelists 00:18:57 - Key Metrics: How to Measure Platform Engineering Success 00:21:01 - Why 60% of Companies Don't Measure Platform Success 00:23:35 - Why No Metrics Is the Biggest Red Flag 00:25:23 - The Disconnect Between Executives and AI Readiness 00:31:34 - Integrating AI Tools and Large Language Models Securely 00:34:22 - Shadow IT: The Symptom of a Broken Platform 00:38:03 - How to Scale Without Becoming a Bottleneck 00:41:45 - Don’t Forget the Business Side of Platform Engineering #PlatformEngineering #DevOps #DeveloperProductivity","meta_description":"Is your internal developer platform actually improving velocity, or is it a bottleneck? We discuss why platform teams building \"cool\" abstractions is a re…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2620,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/beyond-coding-4008849/episodes/how-to-build-the-best-platforms-for-software-engineers/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beyond-coding-4008849/how-to-build-the-best-platforms-for-software-engineers.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}