Platform Engineering

These platform engineering guides cover the shared base that product teams build on. They focus on speed, cost and safety.

Start with infrastructure as code. Then Kubernetes for backend engineers covers the runtime. Also, cost optimization keeps bills in check.

13 articles

20/02/2023 10 min read

Cost Optimization for Backend Systems: Architecture, Autoscaling, and Observability

Cost Optimization for Backend Systems cuts waste without hiding risk. Learn how architecture, autoscaling, and metrics keep spend tied to real demand.
21/03/2022 10 min read

Cold Starts in Serverless and Containers: Causes, Measurement, and Mitigation

Cold Starts in Serverless and Containers add seconds to the first request. Learn how to measure the delay,…
11/07/2018 10 min read

Serverless Limits: Timeouts, Memory, Concurrency, and When Not to Use Serverless

Serverless Limits on time, memory, and concurrency shape every design. Learn the hard caps, the cost traps, and…
13/06/2018 10 min read

Infrastructure as Code: Principles, Patterns, and Production Anti-Patterns

Infrastructure as Code shows how to define servers, networks, and policy in files. Learn patterns, anti-patterns, drift, and…
10/10/2017 10 min read

Liveness vs Readiness Probes: Kubernetes Health Checks Done Right

Liveness vs Readiness Probes decide restart versus traffic. Learn Kubernetes settings that avoid crash loops, slow starts, and…
20/08/2017 10 min read

Helm Charts for Kubernetes: Packaging, Templating, Versioning, and Release Strategies

Helm Charts for Kubernetes covers packaging, templates, versions, and releases. Learn what breaks on upgrade, how to pin…
15/06/2017 10 min read

Kubernetes for Backend Engineers: Architecture, Scheduling, Autoscaling, and Failure Modes

Kubernetes for Backend Engineers covers scheduling, autoscaling, and failure modes. Learn how pods fail, how to set limits,…
20/10/2016 10 min read

Memory Leaks in Backend Services: Diagnosis, Tools, and Production Fixes

Memory Leaks in Backend Services grow RSS until the host kills the process. Learn how to find retained…
05/09/2016 9 min read

Garbage Collection Tuning for Backend Engineers: Latency, Throughput, and Pauses

Garbage Collection Tuning cuts pause time without starving throughput. Learn which collector to pick, which knobs matter, and…
10/07/2016 11 min read

Dependency Hell in Backend Systems: Version Conflicts, Lockfiles, and Upgrade Strategies

Dependency Hell in Backend Systems breaks builds when library versions clash. Learn lockfiles, upgrade paths, and how to…
15/05/2016 10 min read

Build Caching Explained: Speeding Up CI Without Breaking Reproducibility

Build Caching Explained shows how to speed up CI and still ship the same bits. Learn cache keys,…
20/03/2016 11 min read

Docker for Backend Systems: Images, Layers, Networking, and Production Hardening

Docker for Backend Systems covers images, layers, networks, and hardening. Learn what fails in production, how to cut…
24/01/2016 10 min read

CI/CD for Backend Engineers: Pipelines, Artifacts, and Deployment Strategies That Scale

CI/CD for Backend Engineers explains pipelines, artifacts, and safe deploys. See what breaks in production, how to scale…