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Explore how cultural considerations should drive platform design in this 27-minute conference talk from PlatformCon 2025. Learn from over 30 years of engineering leadership experience at companies like Temporal, HashiCorp, Yahoo!, and Oracle to understand why platforms fail when they ignore engineering culture. Discover the often-overlooked human side of platform engineering that goes beyond tools and technology. Master practical strategies for fostering a culture where platforms enhance developer autonomy rather than restrict it. Understand how to balance standardization with flexibility, measure platform success through developer happiness, and create feedback loops that continuously improve the developer experience. Gain insights on building platforms that engineers truly want to use, ultimately boosting productivity and innovation across your organization.
