what is platform engineering?

Today I&#x27;m starting my third 1 platform engineering job. During the interview process, I had a few people ask me what exactly a platform engineer does, and I realized that… I&#x27;ve had my own short answer—"a platform engineer finds and reduces friction in the engineering organization"—but that&#x27;s more an example than a proper definition, plus it doesn&#x27;t cover everything. There are a…