Scaling Developer Platform from 10 to 1000+ Deployments/Day
Led the platform engineering initiative that transformed our deployment capabilities and developer experience.
Deployment Frequency
100x increase
Lead Time
From 2 days to 30 min
Team Size
12 engineers
Services Migrated
200+
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The Challenge
When I joined as Director of Platform Engineering, the company was experiencing rapid growth but our deployment infrastructure couldn't keep up. Developers were frustrated with:
- 2-day deployment cycles
- Manual, error-prone processes
- No standardization across teams
- Limited observability
My Approach
I led a team of 12 engineers to completely reimagine our platform...
The Outcome
After 18 months, we achieved remarkable results:
- 100x increase in deployment frequency
- 95% reduction in deployment failures
- 87% developer satisfaction (up from 34%)
Key Learnings
- Start with developer experience
- Automate everything
- Measure what matters