Platform engineering is the discipline that involves the design and construction of tool chains and workflows that enable self-service capabilities for software engineering organizations.
Often, there is a need to design and develop software with well-defined standards. These standards may relate to the quality management system, risk assessment management, software life cycle, and so on. However, the governance of such a process can be extremely onerous. A Platform Engineering approach can help not only improve the developer's experience, but also be beneficial to stakeholders more interested in the governance.
We will then discuss how platform engineering can assist in building a platform that facilitates the construction of standardized k8s-based software. Then, we will present a case study about how a development platform can assist the development of Software as a Medical Device (SaMD). We will also analyze the reduction of additional governance costs that such a process requires.