Discover how Spotify tackles engineer onboarding and career mobility challenges in this 29-minute conference talk from GOTO Copenhagen 2023. Learn about Engineering Bootcamps, a unified developer portal, and Golden Path tutorials that enable new hires to deploy to production on their first day. Explore Spotify's internal marketplace for career opportunities, Skill Exchange, and gain insights into tools and processes that have measurably improved metrics like time to 10th PR and cross-domain expertise. Delve into the Backstage platform, RBAC, and the plugin ecosystem that enhances developer experience. Gain valuable knowledge on setting standards, addressing DevEx challenges, and implementing innovative solutions for effective onboarding and retention of engineering talent.
Overview
Syllabus
Intro
Challenges affecting DevEx
Backstage
What Spotify did
Standards can set you free
On day 1
What's next?
Spotify plugins for Backstage
Outro
Taught by
GOTO Conferences