A platform engineer builds the internal developer platform: self-service Kubernetes environments, golden-path templates, CI/CD and guardrails, so product teams can ship without becoming infrastructure experts.
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Work confidently on Linux servers from the command line
Automate a web server setup with a Bash script
Kubernetes CKA Certification Training · DevSecOps: Secure CI/CD & Supply Chain · SRE & Observability
Collaborate on code with Git like a professional team
Run a team pull-request workflow end to end
DevSecOps: Secure CI/CD & Supply Chain · MLOps Engineering: Notebook to Production · Getting Started with Cloud Automation
Write clean, working Python programs
Build a command-line tool that cleans and summarises CSV data
Generative AI & RAG Engineering · AI Agents with LLMs · MLOps Engineering: Notebook to Production
Package and run any app in containers
Containerise a three-service application
Kubernetes CKA Certification Training · DevSecOps: Secure CI/CD & Supply Chain · MLOps Engineering: Notebook to Production
Deploy and run applications on Kubernetes
Deploy a production-style app with Helm
Platform Engineering with Kubernetes & Terraform · Kubernetes CKA Certification Training · DevSecOps: Secure CI/CD & Supply Chain
Build reliable CI/CD pipelines
Pipeline that tests, builds and deploys on every push
DevSecOps: Secure CI/CD & Supply Chain · MLOps Engineering: Notebook to Production · Automation Testing with AI: Playwright & API
Build cloud infrastructure from code
Provision dev, test and prod environments from modules
Platform Engineering with Kubernetes & Terraform · DevSecOps: Secure CI/CD & Supply Chain · Getting Started with Cloud Automation
Administer and troubleshoot Kubernetes clusters
Break-and-fix a broken cluster against the clock
Platform Engineering with Kubernetes & Terraform · Kubernetes CKA Certification Training
Manage deployments declaratively from Git
Deploy and roll back with Argo CD
Platform Engineering with Kubernetes & Terraform · SRE & Observability · DevOps with Git & CI/CD Pipelines Workshop
Run reliable systems with SRE practices
SLO dashboard with burn-rate alerts
Platform Engineering with Kubernetes & Terraform · DevSecOps: Secure CI/CD & Supply Chain · LLMOps & AI Observability
Build platforms that make developers faster
Ship a golden-path template developers can self-serve
Build security into every stage of delivery
Add security gates that block a vulnerable release
DevSecOps: Secure CI/CD & Supply Chain · Azure DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400)
Present your skills confidently to employers
Mock technical + HR interview with feedback
DevSecOps: Secure CI/CD & Supply Chain · Generative AI & RAG Engineering · MLOps Engineering: Notebook to Production
A practical, step-by-step plan. Skip any step you already know.
3 steps · about 28 hours
4 steps · about 50 hours
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2 steps · about 18 hours
Use the hands-on labs in each step, publish your work on GitHub and write a short README for each project. Projects are what interviewers ask about first.
Practise the questions asked for this role, do mock interviews and polish your resume and LinkedIn profile. Practise Platform Engineer interview questions →
Start with roles that match your current level, keep learning on the job, and grow towards the senior skills in this path.
Indicative yearly pay, in lakh rupees (LPA). Pay varies with city, company, skills and certifications, so use these as a guide, not a promise.
Rounded ranges from public salary surveys (AmbitionBox, Glassdoor and PayScale India), checked November 2026. Bangalore, Hyderabad and Pune often pay above these ranges, and product companies and global capability centres pay more than service companies.
DevOps engineers often work inside one product team's pipeline. Platform engineers build shared, self-service tools that every team uses.
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