With PlatformCon NYC and LDN this summer, I might’ve talked to more people about platform engineering in the last 3 months than ever before. There is something that has really stuck with me since then. Platform engineering initiatives near and far are desperate for leadership.

In an article I wrote a few months ago on the Head of Platform Engineering role, I broke down a HOPE’s (lol) key responsibilities:

• Defining the platform strategy
• Improving developer experience and productivity
• Balancing standardization and flexibility
• Collaboration across engineering and business units
• Driving AI and automation in platform engineering

Sound like something your platform initiative might be missing? You could be the change you want to see.

Every day, I am talking to engineers in grassroots platform initiatives that are stepping up and making a huge difference, or to platform team leads who’re soaking up knowledge from the community to make their platform teams better.

What do you think?