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Discover the unexpected journey of building a platform engineering team through a 15-minute conference talk that chronicles a fleet management software overhaul and organizational transformation. Learn how a small cloud team evolved into four specialized platform teams while modernizing architecture and adopting cloud-native approaches. Explore the transition from legacy systems to domain-specific product teams, examining how development teams expanded their skill sets in Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, and production operations. Understand the restructuring process that led to loosely coupled capabilities for developers and the pivotal role of a dedicated product owner in creating a cohesive product offering. Gain insights into the evolving roles and responsibilities that shaped the current platform strategy, including practical lessons on cloud governance, team restructuring, and the unexpected yet rewarding aspects of platform engineering team development.
