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Welcome to Platform Engineers Washington DC!
This is a group for engineers to learn and discuss all things internal tooling, platform teams and internal developer platforms. Every week, we interview some of the best DevOps minds in the industry.
We recently launched our new home, where you can find expert talk recordings, platform tooling resources and links to upcoming events. Check it out at[ https://platformengineering.org/](https://platformengineering.org/)
Our Slack community is the largest dedicated platform engineering community out there. If you want to dive deeper and connect with other platform nerds 👉 join here!
If you would like to speak at one of our meetups, use this form to submit a talk request.
Good to have you onboard!
Upcoming events
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- Network event
•OnlinePlatform engineering in 2025: What changed, AI, and the future of platforms
Online276 attendees from 40 groups👉 Register here
2025 was a landmark year for the platform engineering industry. With the release of the State of Platform Engineering, the State of AI in Platform Engineering, and the 2025 DORA report, the data is in on what the world of platform engineering looks like as we close out the year and enter the next. This webinar will explore the key trends from 2025, and what we can expect in 2026.
We will break down:
- What the data tells us about the future of platform engineering
- How the intersection of AI and platform engineering defined 2025
- Current best practices and frameworks for doing “great” platform engineering
After a 30-minute talk there’ll be a 15-minute Q&A, for which we encourage you to submit questions in advance.
A webinar recording and related materials will be shared with all attendees after the event.
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Speakers:
Rickey Zachary - Global Engineering Platforms Lead @ Thoughtworks
For more than 15 years, Rickey has worked across both the public and private sectors, designing and developing large-scale, mission-critical software systems. He has had the opportunity to contribute to highly secure government agencies and extremely early-stage startups, both environments offering unique and interesting challenges that have shaped his career.
Sam Barlien - Head of Ecosystem @ Platform Engineering
Sam Barlien is a community organiser for the Platform Engineering Community. He is a tech nerd, and has been involved in tech communities for more than 10 years. He helps manage Platform Weekly, co-hosts PlatformCon, and drives the community Ambassador program, blog and Youtube channel4 attendees from this group
Past events
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