Platform Engineering Consulting in Austin, TX
Build internal developer platforms for Austin engineering teams. Self-service infrastructure, golden paths, developer experience optimization at $99/hr.
Austin’s Tech Ecosystem
Silicon Hills leads the platform engineering revolution. Indeed pioneered internal platform teams. WP Engine built a sophisticated platform. CrowdStrike, SailPoint, BigCommerce invest heavily.
Among Series B-C startups backed by Vista Equity Partners, Silverton Partners, and LiveOak Venture Partners, platform engineering is the hottest infrastructure investment.
Technology Trends in Austin
- Backstage: Default developer portal for IDPs.
- Crossplane: Cloud resources as K8s custom resources.
- Golden paths: Pre-built templates, easy defaults.
- DORA metrics: Deployment frequency, lead time, MTTR, change failure.
Cloud Regions for Austin Companies
Azure South Central US
Texas-based! Crossplane compositions target this region.
AWS EKS
Most Austin platforms on EKS + Crossplane + ArgoCD + Backstage.
GKE Autopilot
Reduces toil. Paired with Vertex AI for data science.
Hybrid
Consistent developer experience across cloud and on-prem.
Austin Market Stats
Platform engineers: $155K-$185K base, 70+ day hiring. Consulting at $99/hr provides immediate expertise while you hire.
Austin Community & Events
- Austin Platform Engineering Meetup
- Austin DevOps Meetup — Most requested topic.
- PlatformCon — Active Austin participation.
- Capital Factory — Developer productivity workshops.
Our Services
IDP Design
Service catalog (Backstage), Crossplane/Terraform provisioning, CI/CD golden paths, environment management. Based on developer interviews.
Backstage Implementation
Software catalog, scaffolding templates, TechDocs, K8s plugin, custom plugins. New services in minutes.
Self-Service Infrastructure
Crossplane or Terraform via Backstage. Request databases, caches, buckets through forms — auto-provisioned with security and monitoring.
Golden Paths
REST API, microservice, worker, SPA templates. Dockerfile, Helm, CI/CD, dashboards, alerts, docs included.
Developer Experience Measurement
DORA metrics and dev surveys. 3x productivity in 6 months.
Pricing: $99/hr. Assessment: $3K-$5K. Backstage+IDP: $10K-$25K. Estimate.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does platform engineering cost?
$99/hr. Assessment: $3K-$5K. Backstage+IDP: $10K-$25K.
When to invest?
At 20-30 engineers when DevOps becomes a bottleneck.
Need Backstage specifically?
Recommended for most. Alternatives: Port, Cortex, OpsLevel.
How long to build?
MVP: 6-8 weeks. Full IDP: 3-6 months. Incremental delivery.
Help our existing team?
Yes. Advisory engagements reviewing platform and building capabilities.
Estimate Your Platform Engineering Project
IDP design, Backstage, self-service — starting at $99/hr.
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