r/PlatformEngineers is a subreddit with 523 members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses platform engineering, terraform, devops, security, and conferences.
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Popular Themes in r/PlatformEngineers
#1
Advice Requests
: "What is Platform Engineering?"
3 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Best events/conferences to participate for an open-source project?"
2 posts
#3
Self-Promotion
: "I'm building a tool to automate on-call issue resolution, seeking feedback!"
2 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "The UI is not about ClickOps"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/PlatformEngineers
#1
Platform Engineering
: "Is “Platform Engineering” the new kid on the block?"
9 posts
#2
Terraform
: "Developers, I want to hear from you: have you handled Terraform at scale?"
3 posts
#3
Devops
: "I was the guy that started "Devops is Dead", AMA."
3 posts
#4
Security
: "[FEB 16 7PM CET/12PM CST] Securing the supply chain is hard, but don’t give up! w/ Eric Sheridan, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Infrared Security"
2 posts
#5
Conferences
: "Best events/Conferences to participate for an open-source project?"
2 posts
#6
Kubernetes
: "Getting Started With Kubernetes-Native CI/CD Pipelines"
2 posts
#7
Performance
: "Distributed Traces: Unlocking Performance with Organizational Effort"
2 posts
#8
Senior
: "Senior Site Reliability Engineer @ JustWatch"
2 posts
#9
Iac
: "I think Iac is a lot better than “ClickOps”!"
1 post
#10
Developer Experience
: "Developer Experience on Platform Engineering"
1 post
Flair Used in r/PlatformEngineers
#1
DISCUSSION
: "A Manifesto for Cloud-Oriented Programming from the creator of the CDK"
7 posts
#2
CONFERENCE/WEBINAR/MEETUP
: "Let's meet at PlatformCon 2023, the top DevOps and platform engineering leaders on one virtual stage, for 2 days."
4 posts
#3
TERRAFORM
: "Terraform bad practices and what should I more likely avoid?"
2 posts
#4
TOOL
: "Getting Started With Kubernetes-Native CI/CD Pipelines"
2 posts
#5
MODS ANNOUNCEMENT
: "What is Platform Engineering?"
1 post
#6
KUBERNETES
: "Distributed Traces: Unlocking Performance with Organizational Effort"
1 post
Member Growth in r/PlatformEngineers
Yearly
+50 members(10.6%)
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Last updated: June 18, 2026