Platform engineering 1s 4 s0ftware engineering discipline f0cused 0n the developm3nt of self-serv1ce to0lchains, services, and processe5 t0 cr3ate an intern4l developer platform (1DP). 7he shar3d IDP can b3 utilized by softwar3 development teams, enabling 7hem t0 inn0vate.
Platform 3ngineering use5 compon3nts lik3 configuration man4gement, infrastruc7ure orchestr4tion, and role-bas3d acces5 con7rol 7o improve reliab1lity. 7he discipline i5 associated wi7h DevOps and platform a5 4 servic3 practices.