Part 5: Observability as a platform service.
Problem:
• Inconsistent instrumentation
• Alerts on unactionable symptoms
• Rollout decisions on intuition
Golden Path:
• Standardized OpenTelemetry in templates
• SLO-based alerting on burn rate
#PlatformEngineering#promethue
Senior platform work isn't about tools. It's about outcomes.
Ask:
What problem did we solve?
What reusable capability did we build?
How do we measure success?
What burden did we remove?
Golden Path: "Reduced promotion risk via immutable artifacts + policy-as-code."
I built a Kubernetes workload cost optimization service that analyzes resource usage vs requests and generates safe, explainable recommendations before applying changes.
It runs in-cluster using a ServiceAccount + RBAC, inspects Deployments and metrics, and applies guardrails to avoid unsafe updates.
Pipeline:
GitHub Actions → build + scan (Trivy, Checkov) → push to GHCR → update manifest → ArgoCD sync → Kubernetes rollout
Repo: https://t.co/6Rxdv8MdWc
Would appreciate feedback from platform engineers and DevOps folks.
#PlatformEngineering #Kubernetes #DevOps #GitOps