The Very Group, with annual revenue exceeding £2bn, is a digital business that merges online retail with flexible payments, bringing over 2,000 brands to customers. Platform engineering plays a crucial role in simplifying complex cloud offerings, creating an internal interface that empowers developers to quickly assemble secure and effective solutions. In this session, Kyle Martineau-McFarlane will share the journey of platform engineering at The Very Group, from its early days as a small team focused on decomposing a monolithic application into microservices to its current role as a central pillar of the organization’s tech function. Kyle will discuss how the team has evolved over the past seven years, the responsibilities of platform engineers, and their collaboration with software engineering squads to enable quicker, more effective value delivery for customers. Attendees will gain insights into how platform engineering operates at The Very Group and understand how it accelerates the delivery of value by streamlining workflows, enabling engineers to focus on innovation rather than re-implementing the same solutions repeatedly.