State of Platform Engineering in 2026: Salary, maturity, and shifting down

Platform Engineers Miami
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Join Sam Barlien as he unpacks the 2025 State of Platform Engineering report: why platform engineering is “eating the world,” how “shifting down” beats “shifting left,” and what a platform engineering-driven AI-native era means for platforms, teams, and the end of the artisan software engineer.

In this webinar, we will cover:

* Data on salary, maturity, best practices and more from 518 platform engineers
* What the best led platform teams are doing in 2026
* How platform engineering is industrializing the software delivery lifecycle

After a 30-minute talk there’ll be a 15-minute Q&A, for which we encourage you to submit questions in advance.
A webinar recording and related materials will be shared with all attendees after the event.

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**Speaker:**
**Sam Barlien – Head of Ecosystem @ Platform Engineering**

Sam Barlien is a community organiser for the Platform Engineering Community. He is a tech nerd, and has been involved in tech communities for more than 10 years. He helps manage Platform Weekly, co-hosts PlatformCon, and drives the community Ambassador program, blog and Youtube channel