Complete Platform Engineering Capstone - Design & Implementation
Design and implement a production-grade platform from scratch, integrating all platform engineering skills learned throughout the bootcamp.
Lab Overview
This capstone lab challenges you to design and build a complete production-grade Internal Developer Platform from the ground up. You'll apply all the skills learned throughout the bootcamp - from infrastructure as code to GitOps, Backstage developer portal, observability, and security - to create a real-world platform that could support a production engineering organization.
You'll design the architecture, implement infrastructure as code with Terraform, set up GitOps workflows with ArgoCD, deploy Backstage as the developer portal with a software catalog and self-service templates, deploy comprehensive monitoring, and implement production-grade security controls. This is your opportunity to demonstrate mastery of platform engineering principles.
By the end of this lab, you'll have a portfolio-worthy Internal Developer Platform that showcases your ability to build production-ready infrastructure with a unified developer experience.
What You'll Learn
Design a production-grade platform architecture with multiple environments
Implement infrastructure as code using Terraform and Ansible
Set up GitOps workflows with ArgoCD for automated deployments
Deploy Backstage as the developer portal with software catalog and self-service templates
Integrate platform services into a unified developer experience through Backstage
Deploy comprehensive observability with monitoring, logging, and tracing
Implement production security controls and secrets management
Prerequisites
Completion of all previous Platform Engineering Bootcamp labs
Strong understanding of Kubernetes, IaC, and cloud platforms
Experience with GitOps, observability tools, and security practices
Ability to design and architect complex systems
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