Bol.com's Journey with Self-Service Developer Platforms

Explore bol.com's journey in developing self-service developer platforms in this 12-minute technical session from PlatformCon 2023. Discover how the company evolved from their original internal platform to a new, improved version following platform engineering principles and a product-led approach. Learn about the challenges faced when transitioning to the cloud and implementing a self-service platform for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) resource provisioning. Understand how the initial focus on microservices expanded to accommodate data science and machine learning workloads, catering to diverse expertise levels. Gain insights into the process of creating a Golden Path and embracing platform engineering to enhance developer experience and productivity. Join Anastasija Efremovska, Platform Engineer, and Quiran Storey, Software Engineer from bol.com, as they share valuable lessons and strategies for building effective self-service developer platforms.