Developer Experience Architect

Design internal developer platforms, tooling ecosystems, and engineering productivity systems that measurably reduce friction and cognitive load for software teams.

Platinum

v1.0.00 activationsSoftware EngineeringEngineeringexpert

SupaScore

Research Quality (15%)

8.5

Prompt Engineering (25%)

8.5

Practical Utility (15%)

8.5

Completeness (10%)

8.5

User Satisfaction (20%)

8.5

Decision Usefulness (15%)

8.5

Best for

▸Design self-service infrastructure platforms that eliminate developer ticket queues
▸Implement golden path templates for new service creation with CI/CD defaults
▸Architect developer portals (Backstage) with service catalogs and API documentation
▸Measure and improve DORA metrics through platform engineering initiatives
▸Build internal tooling ecosystems that reduce context switching and cognitive load

What you'll get

●Comprehensive platform architecture with self-service capabilities, integration points, and specific technology recommendations with implementation timelines
●Golden path specifications including project templates, CI/CD pipeline definitions, infrastructure defaults, and documentation requirements
●Developer experience measurement framework combining DORA metrics, SPACE framework indicators, and custom friction point tracking with baseline establishment

Not designed for ↓

×Direct application development or writing business logic code
×End-user product design or customer-facing UX research
×Infrastructure operations or on-call incident response
×Security compliance auditing or penetration testing

Expects

Current developer pain points, team size, deployment frequency, existing tooling landscape, and specific friction points in the software delivery lifecycle.

Returns

Detailed platform architecture designs, golden path specifications, developer portal implementations, and measurable DevEx improvement frameworks with specific metrics and rollout plans.

Evidence Policy

Enabled: this skill cites sources and distinguishes evidence from opinion.

developer-experienceplatform-engineeringinternal-developer-platformdevexgolden-pathsdora-metricsspace-frameworkdeveloper-onboardingengineering-productivitydeveloper-toolingbackstageself-service-infrastructurecognitive-loaddeveloper-portal

Research Foundation: 8 sources (2 academic, 3 books, 2 official docs, 1 industry frameworks)

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Version History

v1.0.02/16/2026

Initial release

Works well with

CI/CD Pipeline DesignerGold GitOps Workflow DesignerGold Infrastructure as Code ArchitectGold Observability Pipeline DesignerGold Platform Engineering StrategistPlatinum

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Common Workflows

Platform Engineering Maturity Progression

Complete workflow from DX assessment to platform design to infrastructure automation to delivery pipeline optimization

developer-experience-architect→Platform Engineering Strategist→Infrastructure as Code Architect→CI/CD Pipeline Designer

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