Boyan Dimitrov, CTO of SIXT, will explore the evolution of platform engineering at SIXT, a company that has scaled from a small engineering team to a global tech organization of over 800 engineers. He will share how embedding platform engineering as a core component of the engineering strategy drove technical excellence and business impact. Dimitrov will trace the growth of SIXT’s platform engineering team from its early stages to a high-performance team of over 40 engineers. He will discuss the challenges faced in standardizing cloud infrastructure, MLOps, backend, mobile, web, design, and back-office, as well as the tough decisions made along the way: from choosing the right technologies to addressing key issues in scalability, standardization, and security. Attendees will gain unique insights into SIXT’s comprehensive approach to platform engineering, which extends beyond infrastructure automation and deployment pipelines. The session will cover service-to-service communication, observability, application frameworks, and robust security measures, ensuring consistency and reliability across the organization. This talk will provide actionable lessons for anyone looking to scale platform engineering in large organizations, refine their platform strategy, or build a platform team from the ground up.