Accelerating Developer Velocity with Backstage Self-Service Capabilities
Modern software delivery demands fast feedback loops, streamlined onboarding, and reduced reliance on platform teams. But for most enterprises, developers face friction at nearly every turn—configuring workflows, waiting for environments, and navigating siloed systems just to get started. With Backstage, organizations can radically improve developer productivity by delivering self-service capabilities that work out of the box.
We recently partnered with Spotify to help more enterprises realize the benefits of Backstage. Through our work standing up internal developer portals across industries, we’ve seen teams go from weeks of setup to minutes, automating everything from scaffolding services to onboarding them into Kubernetes platforms.
From Days to Minutes with Self-Service Templates
At the core of this acceleration is a rich library of templates that turn complex platform processes into self-service experiences. Developers can create production-ready Go applications from Backstage in minutes—with GitHub workflows, deployment manifests, test frameworks, observability hooks, and more already built in.
As Connor Mulligan, a Senior DevOps Engineer at Liatrio, puts it: “This isn’t just a ‘hello world’ repo—it’s a fully functional application that’s ready to grow. You’re not starting from scratch. You’re starting with everything you need to ship to dev and prod.”
These templates go beyond scaffolding. Developers can generate app repos, register them in Backstage, and automatically trigger builds, tests, and deployments. Once created, onboarding that app to a Kubernetes platform like KPv3 is also self-service—Backstage generates the necessary PRs, configurations, and namespace definitions, all without needing to submit tickets or wait on another team.
What Makes This Approach So Effective
- Prebuilt templates eliminate manual setup and reduce onboarding time
- GitHub workflows and OTel instrumentation are included by default
- Platform onboarding becomes self-service, with no need for platform team tickets
- Tilt support accelerates local development and mirrors production workflows
- Developers stay focused on shipping value, not managing environments
By turning Backstage into more than just a catalog, engineering teams unlock true autonomy. They gain speed and confidence, reduce friction, and minimize handoffs—key outcomes for any modern delivery organization.
Accelerate Developer Experience Without the Overhead
This isn’t a hypothetical future—it’s already happening across our internal platforms and client environments. Teams are building better software faster by transforming their internal developer experience with Backstage and self-service capabilities.
Looking to implement an Internal Developer Portal or improve the one you already have? We help enterprises launch high-velocity Backstage platforms in weeks, not quarters. Contact us today to see how we can help your teams ship faster and work smarter.