A golden path is the recommended, well-supported route for doing a common engineering task, such as creating a new service or deploying it. Platform teams provide it as templates, automation and documentation that work out of the box.
CI/CD is the practice of building and testing every code change automatically, then releasing changes that pass through a repeatable pipeline. It shortens the gap between writing code and running it in production.
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) is the practice of describing servers, networks and cloud services in version-controlled files. Environments are then created and changed by running that code rather than by clicking through a console.
A platform engineer builds and runs the internal developer platform that product teams use to ship software. It bundles shared tooling, infrastructure and self-service workflows, and the role pays off once several teams keep reinventing the same infrastructure.
Platform engineering is the discipline of building an internal developer platform that product teams use to build, deploy and run software. It bundles shared tools, templates and self-service workflows so teams stop reinventing infrastructure.
Developer experience (DevEx) is how smoothly engineers can build, test and ship code, shaped by their tools, processes, documentation and feedback loops. Good DevEx removes friction and waiting so teams spend more of their time on product work.
Developer onboarding is the process of giving a new engineer the access, context and support they need to contribute to a codebase and team. Done well, it shortens the time from start date to useful, independent work.
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