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Developer Experience (DX)

Treat developers as customers. Build internal platforms, documentation, and tooling that reduce friction and improve engineering velocity.

Developer Experience (DX) is the new competitive advantage. This course teaches Platform Engineering principles to make developers happy and productive. You will learn to build Internal Developer Platforms (IDP) that self-service infrastructure. Master writing 'Docs as Code' to keep documentation fresh. We cover onboarding flows, reducing 'cognitive load', and measuring DX using DORA metrics. Essential for Platform teams and Engineering Managers.

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⏱️ 5-Minute Lessons (Bite-sized learning)
🚀 21-Lesson Path (Independent modules)
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Complete Course Syllabus

  • 1
    Defining DX
    Why friction kills velocity and morale.
  • 2
    Internal Platforms
    Building Golden Paths vs Golden Cages.
  • 3
    Documentation
    Docs-as-code and keeping knowledge discoverable.
  • 4
    Onboarding
    Designing the 'Day 1' experience for new hires.
  • 5
    Measuring DX
    Surveys (NPS) and DORA metrics analysis.

Estimated completion time: 21 lessons • Self-paced learning • Lifetime access

Career Outlook

Estimated Salary
$130k - $180k

Career Paths

DX Engineer $130k-$175k
Platform Product Mgr $140k-$190k
Head of Platform $160k-$220k

What You Will Learn

Design Internal Developer Platforms (IDP) for self-service
Write and maintain high-quality technical documentation
Optimize developer onboarding time-to-first-commit
Measure Engineering Velocity using DORA metrics
Conduct user research on internal engineering teams

Skills You Will Gain

Platform Engineering Technical Writing Product Management Empathy System Design

Who Is This For

Platform Engineers
Eng Managers
Tech Writers

Prerequisites

DevOps
Engineering background

Developer Experience (DX) FAQs

HR role?

No, this is highly technical Platform Engineering.

Tools?

We cover Backstage (Spotify's open source portal).

Why important?

Good DX attracts and retains top talent.

Product thinking?

Yes, applying Product Mgmt to internal tools.

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Tech Stack & Tools

Backstage
Compass
Notion
GitBook

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