About us
Cloud Platform Engineering London is a practitioner-led community for engineers, platform teams, SREs, architects, and technology leaders building and operating modern cloud platforms at scale.
We focus on the real-world engineering challenges of building reliable, secure, cost-efficient, and developer-friendly platforms, from infrastructure and automation through governance, operations, and production readiness.
We run:
• Bi-monthly in-person meetups in London
• Collaboration with related Community Stack groups across the UK and globally
Whether you work in platform engineering, DevOps, SRE, cloud architecture, or you’re just beginning your journey into this space, you’re very welcome here.
Our events explore:
• Platform Engineering, Internal Developer Platforms & golden paths
• Kubernetes, containers & cloud-native runtime environments
• Infrastructure as Code, automation & GitOps
• Reliability, security, observability & operations
• Developer experience, tooling, governance & lifecycle management
• Real-world case studies, lessons learned & production stories
This community is part of the Community Stack Ecosystem, meaning members can also discover and join our wider communities across Cloud, Data & AI, DevOps, Open Source, Leadership, meaning members can also discover and join our wider communities across Cloud, Data & AI, DevOps, Open Source, Leadership and more. You can explore and join other ecosystems and events here.
Members are automatically subscribed to our weekly community newsletter via Meetup, where we share upcoming events, speaker call-outs, learning resources, and ecosystem updates. We also publish selected talks and highlights via our YouTube channel.
We’re always looking for:
• Speakers — talks, lightning sessions, demos and case studies
• Hosts — organisations able to provide welcoming community venues
• Sponsors — support with refreshments, marketing and accessibility
• Collaborators — meetup partners, open-source communities and networks
If you’d like to speak, sponsor, host, or get involved, please reach out via Meetup or connect with Ethan Sumner on LinkedIn.
Community Values:
This group follows the Community Stack Code of Conduct.
We aim to create a respectful, inclusive, and welcoming environment for everyone, across all backgrounds, experience levels, roles, and identities
Upcoming events
3
- Network event
Agentic AI & Platform Engineering Leadership in Financial Services - LBG
Lloyds Banking Group, 33 Old Broad Street, London, EC2N 2NH, London, GB50 attendees from 3 groupsHello and welcome to our joint Cloud Platform Engineering London x Platform Engineering Leaders x Data & AI Leaders meetup.
This special crossover event brings together platform engineers, data and AI leaders, architects, SREs, and technology executives exploring how agentic AI systems intersect with modern platform engineering in regulated financial services environments.
We are delighted to host this event at Lloyd's Banking Group in London.
Speakers & Sessions:
Panel: Agentic AI in the Enterprise
Speakers:- Joseph Reeve, ElevenLabs
- Matt Wicks, The Virtual Forge
- Venture Capital Guest
- AI Panelist
- Moderator: Ethan Sumner, Co-Founder & CEO at Community Stack
Session: Platform Talk TBC
Speaker: Lloyds Banking GroupAgenda:
18:00 — Arrival and refreshments
18:30 — Welcome and introduction — Ethan Sumner
18:40 — Panel
19:20 — Break
19:30 — Session 2
20:00 — Close and networkingWe are always keen to hear from:
• Speakers
• Hosts
• SponsorsIf you would like to speak, sponsor, or host a future event, please reach out to Ethan Sumner via LinkedIn.
These communities form part of the Community Stack ecosystem and follow the Community Stack Code of Conduct and privacy policy, ensuring a respectful, inclusive, and welcoming environment for all attendees.
30 attendees from this group - Network event
Platform Engineering Leaders #1 - Online
·OnlineOnline73 attendees from 3 groupsHello and welcome to our next Platform Engineering Leaders event.
This event brings together Heads of Platform, senior engineering leaders, principal and staff engineers, SRE leaders, and technical decision-makers responsible for shaping platform strategy, capability, and organisational adoption.
Our meetups are friendly, thoughtful, and discussion-driven — designed to create a space where leaders can share real-world experience, learn from peers, and explore the challenges and opportunities of building platform organisations at scale.
This session will include leadership talks, guided discussion, Q&A, and time for networking with fellow platform leaders.
We run:
• Bi-monthly in-person leadership meetups in London
• Bi-monthly online sessions for our wider leadership communitySo please keep an eye on our Meetup page for future events. Food and refreshments will be provided for in-person events where a host venue is supporting.
We are delighted to host this event online on the 9th of February.
Speakers and Sessions:
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Description: TBCAgenda (GMT / UK):
18:00 — Welcome and introduction - Ethan Sumner
18:05 — Speaker 1
18:40 — Break
18:50 — Speaker 2
19:30 — Close and networkingWe are always keen to hear from:
• Speakers — leadership case studies, strategic insights, transformation stories
• Hosts — organisations able to support future roundtables and meetups
• Sponsors — support with venue access, refreshments, recording or accessibilityIf you would like to speak, sponsor, or host a future session, please get in touch with Ethan Sumner via LinkedIn.
You can find our YouTube channel here.
This community forms part of the Community Stack ecosystem and follows the Community Stack Code of Conduct, ensuring a respectful, inclusive, and welcoming environment where leaders can share openly and learn from one another.
9 attendees from this group 
Cloud Platform Engineering London - #17
Location not specified yetHello and welcome to our next Cloud Platform Engineering London meetup.
This event brings together platform engineers, SREs, architects, and engineering leaders working across modern cloud platforms, internal developer platforms, reliability, and large-scale delivery.
Our meetups are friendly, welcoming, and community-driven; everyone is welcome, whether you’re experienced in the space or just starting your platform journey.
This session will include practitioner talks, demos, Q&A, and time for networking with like-minded peers.
We run bi-monthly in-person meetups in London, so make sure to look out for future events on our meetup page. Food and refreshments will be provided for in-person events where a host venue is supporting.
We are delighted to host this event in London on the 7th of May.
Speakers and Sessions:
Speaker: TBC
Session Title: TBC
Description: TBCSpeaker: TBC
Session Title: TBC
Description: TBCAgenda (GMT / UK):
18:00 — Welcome and refreshments
18:30 — Introduction — Ethan Sumner
18:35 — Speaker 1
19:10 — Break
19:20 — Speaker 2
19:55 — Close and networkingWe are always keen to hear from:
• Speakers — case studies, engineering deep dives, lessons learned, platform stories
• Hosts — organisations able to provide space for future meetups
• Sponsors — support with refreshments, recording, marketing or accessibilityIf you would like to speak, sponsor, or host a future event, please get in touch with Ethan Sumner via LinkedIn.
You can find our YouTube channel here.
This community forms part of the Community Stack ecosystem and follows the Community Stack Code of Conduct, ensuring a respectful, inclusive, and welcoming environment for all attendees.
5 attendees
Past events
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