Crash course: Platform engineering
Mentor – Anton Grishko, Chief Architect at ProfiseaLabs, FinOps expert, speaker at DevOps conferences and author of articles on DOU, 15+ years in the industry.
We invite you to a two-week course on Platform Engineering, where you will learn about modern approaches to infrastructure automation, working with Kubernetes, and creating effective platforms. You will learn how to use Terraform CDK, AWS CDK, Pulumi, and Kubernetes CRDs to implement multi-cloud solutions and optimize workflows.
Language of the event: English
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You will learn how to:
- automate infrastructure using Terraform CDK, AWS CDK, and Pulumi
- work with Kubernetes CRDs, create operators, and controllers
- integrate cloud resources via AWS ACK and GCP Config Connector
- use Crossplane to manage multi-cloud environments
- use CUE Lang and KubeVela to create efficient platforms
- implement modern solutions to optimize development processes.
Mentor – Anton Grishko, Chief Architect at ProfiseaLabs, trainer of Kubernetes course, speaker at DevOps conferences and author of articles on DOU and Medium, 15+ years in the industry.
Format:
- Collaboration: in teams and pairs
- Activities: lectures, meetings, practical and homework
Sprint: two weeks of online classes on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Dates: 17.11 - 28.11, 18:30 - 20:30, (Kyiv time, GMT+3), duration of each class ~2 hours.
Platform: Zoom. You will receive a link to the broadcast before the course starts, and it will also be available on this landing page. In addition, all materials and lecture recordings will be available on the learning platform.
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Interaction:
Number of participants is limited: 40 places
Language of the event: Ukrainian
Language of presentation: Ukrainian and English
*To perform practical tasks, it is recommended to have basic knowledge of Linux and any programming language.
**We work with Github, so it is recommended to have an account on Github.
Audience:
- DevOps Engineers
- Developers
- System Administrators
- QA
- Anyone who wants to deepen their experience in Kubernetes, IaC, and platform automation.
Program
Session 1: Platform Engineering Fundamentals & IaC (2 hours)
- Platform engineering basics: principles, goals, and real-world use cases
- Differences between DevOps and Platform Engineering
- "Platform as a Product" approach and Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs)
- The "Golden Path" concept for developer workflows
- Infrastructure as Code: overview of Terraform CDK, AWS CDK, Pulumi
- Advanced automation techniques for infrastructure
- Hands-on: create your first infrastructure components
Session 2: Kubernetes CRDs and the Operator Pattern (2 hours)
- Deep dive into Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs), operators, and controllers
- Operator Pattern: benefits and implementation examples
- Apiextensions and working with custom objects
- Hands-on: managing CRDs in real-world scenarios
- Creating operators using Kubebuilder and Operator SDK
- Exercise: building a basic resource and controller
Session 3: Platform Integrations and Configuration Management (2 hours)
- Integrations: AWS ACK, Azure ASO2, GCP Config Connector
- Comparison of tools to extend Kubernetes capabilities
- CUE Lang for declarative configuration; comparison with Helm/Kustomize
- Timoni as a tool for app lifecycle and distribution management
- Abstractions: how to design them properly, avoid overengineering, examples of good/bad practices
- Hands-on: building configuration templates with CUE
Session 4: Multi-Cloud and Policy Management (2 hours)
- Crossplane: multi-cloud infrastructure management with Kubernetes
- KubeVela: OAM model and DAG-based workflows
- OPA and Kyverno for policy enforcement
- Hands-on: deploying and managing infrastructure and applications
Session 5: Developer Portals and Service Catalogs (2 hours)
- Backstage: building and customizing a developer portal
- Plugins, software templates, and service catalog
- Hands-on: setting up a basic Backstage instance
- Port, Humanitec, Kro, Kratix — overview of platform orchestration tools
- Comparison of approaches and typical use cases
Bonus Session: Business Value, Adoption & AI in Platform Engineering (2 hours)
- How to justify platform engineering to business stakeholders
- ROI approach, KPIs, and DORA metrics
- Measuring developer productivity and platform impact
- Trends in platform engineering in 2025
- AI in platform engineering: MCP, A2A, AI agents for troubleshooting and automation
- Q&A: case discussions and participant questions
Mentor: Anton Grishko
— Chief Architect at ProfiseaLabs
—Leads a startup with Platform Engineering
— Ex-Head of DevOPS at Parimatch
— 15+ years in the industry
—Author of articles on DOU and Medium
—Speaker at Fwdays and other DevOps conferences
Event price
Access to online course broadcast: 10 hours
Presentation and materials
Access to course videos (1 year)
Access to chat in the TG, where the speaker will answer questions
Participant certificate
Course participants receive a 10% discount on participation in Fwdays conferences
Affordable payment in installments from Monobank and purchase in installments from Privatbank
If after the first lesson you realize that your expectations do not match, we will refund the money in full.