Platform engineers often face the challenge of providing developers with effective tools for managing application observability. Observability sprawl - characterized by multiple tools, disconnected dashboards, and inconsistent instrumentation - can lead to difficulties in troubleshooting, increased cognitive load, and reduced productivity. In this talk, Kasper Borg Nissen will demonstrate how platform engineering principles can help bridge this gap by creating developer-friendly observability abstractions. The session will cover how OpenTelemetry can be used for auto-instrumentation, manual instrumentation, and standardizing semantic conventions for telemetry signals. Attendees will gain actionable insights into consolidating telemetry data into a unified view, eliminating tool fatigue, improving debugging workflows, and creating a seamless observability experience for developers.