Streamlined Engineering: How Starter Kits and Platforms Accelerate Delivery
Engineering teams today face constant pressure to deliver software faster. But without the right tools, developer onboarding can be slow, deployments become complex, and microservices struggle with inconsistencies.
That’s where platform engineering comes in. Liatrio’s recent demo showcased how starter kits and internal developer platforms (IDPs) help organizations streamline onboarding, automate CI/CD, and deploy microservices with confidence.
Accelerating Developer Onboarding with Platform Engineering
A smooth onboarding process ensures engineers can start contributing within minutes rather than days or weeks. Through an IDP, teams can generate pre-configured microservices with CI/CD pipelines, security enforcement, and observability built-in.
In the demo, an engineer working on a monolith migration used the Go starter kit to create a microservice with zero manual setup. The kit automatically configured the repository, integrated CI/CD, and ensured dependency management was in place. MkDocs-powered documentation made it easy to understand architecture and platform configurations.
Automated CI/CD Pipelines for Faster Deployment
With automation at its core, the IDP accelerates the path from code to production. Once the service is created, the platform:
- Provisions a repository with best practices baked in.
- Sets up CI/CD pipelines for security scanning, linting, and fast feedback.
- Uses Argo CD for GitOps-based deployments, promoting changes seamlessly.
- Onboards services to RenovateBot, automating dependency updates.
The result? The engineer made a code change and deployed it to dev in under 10 minutes, proving how efficient the workflow is.
Security, Compliance & Observability—Built In
Security shouldn’t slow development. The IDP enforces:
- Automated policy checks at the PR layer, ensuring security compliance.
- Seamless approvals linked to change requests, reducing manual overhead.
- OIDC authentication and OctoSTS-powered secret management, eliminating long-lived secrets.
Observability is fully integrated. As soon as the microservice deployed, traces appeared in an observability SaaS tool, enabling real-time system monitoring.
Tracking DORA Metrics for Continuous Improvement
The IDP provides instant access to DORA metrics, giving teams visibility into:
- Deployment frequency (how often code ships).
- Lead time for changes (how quickly updates move to production).
- Change failure rate (how often deployments cause issues).
- Mean time to recovery (MTTR) (how quickly teams resolve failures).
By embedding real-time telemetry and governance, teams can optimize deployments, reduce failures, and improve stability.
Delivering Software Faster with Confidence
By automating onboarding, CI/CD, and governance, teams eliminate bottlenecks and deploy faster. Instead of struggling with slow approvals and fragmented workflows, they gain a scalable platform for small-batch deployments and rapid iteration.
Want to eliminate friction and ship software faster? Contact Liatrio today to learn how platform engineering and starter kits can transform your delivery pipeline