Building an Internal Developer Platform from Scratch

If your Internal Developer Platform exists but developers don’t really use it, you’re not alone.

Most IDPs fail - not because of tools, but because teams build the wrong things, in the wrong order, without a clear product mindset.

This live, hands-on workshop shows you how to design and build an Internal Developer Platform that developers actually adopt and that holds up in production.

Over two highly interactive days, you’ll work through real-world platform engineering patterns, see what works (and what breaks), and build a production-ready platform foundation you can take back to your organization.

Why This Workshop Matters

Platform engineering isn’t about adding more tools.
It’s about reducing friction for developers while maintaining reliability, security, and scale.

Without a clear foundation, platform teams often:

• Over-engineer platforms that slow delivery

• Build “self-service” that still requires tickets

• Ignore observability, cost, and reliability until production incidents force the issue

• End up with low adoption and high maintenance overhead

This workshop focuses on practical, end-to-end platform engineering, grounded in real production experience—not theory or tool demos.

What You’ll Walk Away With

By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:

• Design a clear, scalable IDP architecture that avoids rewrites and platform sprawl

• Build core platform components using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with reusable, maintainable patterns

• Create real self-service workflows and golden paths that developers actually use

• Embed observability, reliability, and cost visibility into your platform from day one

• Make your platform production-ready with security and compliance considered early, not bolted on

• Leave with a practical platform roadmap so you know what to build next—and what not to build yet

You won’t just learn concepts.
You’ll leave with working examples, patterns, and decisions you can apply immediately.

How This Workshop Is Different

• Live building and walkthroughs — not slideware

• Opinionated, production-tested patterns — not endless choices

• Focus on developer experience, observability, and governance as first-class concerns

• Direct access to experienced platform engineers for real-world questions

Join this live, hands-on workshop to design and implement a production-ready IDP with proven platform engineering patterns you can use immediately.

Workshop Agenda

Day 1: Foundation & Core Components (4 Hours)

Focus: Clarity, architecture, and hands-on fundamentals

• Understand what platform engineering really is (and isn’t)
• Learn the building blocks of an Internal Developer Platform (IDP)
• Get hands-on with Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Practice connecting architecture pieces into a working platform
• Leave with clarity on platform maturity and where your organization stands

Day 2: Advanced Implementation & Production Readiness (4 Hours)

Focus: Developer experience, reliability, and real-world readiness

• Improve Developer Experience with self-service and golden paths
• Build observability and monitoring into your platform
• Make your platform production-ready (security, scaling, compliance)
• Learn from real-world case studies — what worked and what failed
• Walk away with a personal roadmap and ready-to-use templates

Why Learn from Ajay?

Ajay Chankramath brings over three decades of technology leadership experience across engineering, architecture, and platform strategy.

He is the Founder and CEO of Platformetrics, a consulting, advisory, and education firm focused exclusively on platform engineering. Ajay works closely with organizations to design platforms that improve developer productivity using domain-driven platform engineering principles.

A regular speaker, panelist, and prolific writer, Ajay combines deep technical expertise with strong business and organizational insight — helping teams build platforms that deliver measurable impact, not just technical elegance.

Who Should Attend

This workshop is ideal for:

• Platform Engineers and DevOps Engineers
• Engineering Managers and Tech Leads
• SREs and Cloud Architects
• Teams starting or fixing a platform engineering initiative

If you’re responsible for building or evolving an Internal Developer Platform, this workshop is designed for you.

Technical Requirements

To get the most out of the workshop, you’ll need:

• A laptop with reliable internet connectivity
• Basic familiarity with containers and Kubernetes
• Git and command-line experience (helpful, not mandatory)

Seats Are Limited

To ensure deep interactivity, hands-on support, and meaningful discussion, seats are limited.

Final Takeaway

You won’t leave with just ideas or slides. You’ll leave with working examples, reusable assets, and a clear, actionable plan to build an Internal Developer Platform that developers trust and adopt.