Golden paths
paved roads for teams
Self-service
provision in minutes
Built-in
security & governance by default
Overview

Developer experience as a product.

When every team reinvents pipelines and infrastructure, delivery slows and risk grows. Platform engineering treats the internal developer platform (IDP) as a product — golden paths and self-service that let teams ship quickly with security and governance baked in.

RapidData designs and builds your IDP: self-service environments, paved-road templates, golden pipelines, and a developer portal — so the easy way is also the secure, compliant way.

We measure and improve developer experience, reduce cognitive load, and free engineers to focus on product instead of plumbing.

Capability 01

Platform Strategy & Design

We define the platform as a product and design the golden paths.

01

Platform-as-product

Treat the IDP as a product with users.

02

Golden paths

Paved roads for common workloads.

03

Developer portal

One place to discover and self-serve.

04

Reference architecture

Secure, governed defaults.

Capability 02

Self-Service & Automation

We build self-service capabilities so teams provision safely in minutes.

01

Self-service provisioning

Environments and resources on demand.

02

Templates & scaffolding

Golden starting points for services.

03

Built-in guardrails

Security and governance by default.

04

Automation

Infrastructure-as-code and pipelines.

Capability 03

Developer Experience & Run

We measure and improve DevEx and operate the platform.

01

DevEx metrics

Measure and improve developer experience.

02

Cognitive-load reduction

Abstract away undifferentiated toil.

03

Enablement

Onboard teams to the platform.

04

Managed run

Operate and evolve the platform.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is platform engineering? +

Building an internal developer platform (IDP) — golden paths, self-service and paved roads — treated as a product, so engineering teams ship faster with security and governance built in.

What is an internal developer platform? +

A self-service layer that gives developers easy, governed access to the tools, environments and pipelines they need, reducing cognitive load and reinvention.

What are golden paths? +

Opinionated, supported, paved-road templates for common workloads, so the easiest way to build is also the secure, compliant way.

How does it relate to DevOps? +

Platform engineering productises the DevOps capabilities teams need, so each team doesn't reinvent pipelines and infrastructure.

How do you measure success? +

Through developer-experience metrics and delivery metrics — faster onboarding, less toil, and improved deployment performance.

Can you operate the platform? +

Yes. We can build and then operate and evolve the platform, or enable your team to own it.

RapidData Platform Engineering

Give your developers a paved road.

Talk to our platform team about an internal developer platform that speeds delivery.