The document discusses how platform engineering enhances API development through a structured approach involving testing, release, implementation, and design within the software development lifecycle. It outlines the evolution of API strategy over the years, highlighting the transition from Swagger to OpenAPI and the development of an internal API platform aimed at improving monitoring, provisioning, and security. Challenges in API management, such as latency and security threats, are also addressed, emphasizing the importance of robust governance and effective release strategies.

1. How Platform Engineering
Streamlines API Development
Gang Luo, Alina Astapovich

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Care
Taste Wellbeing

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Gang Luo, SRE Manager
Platform Engineering
Site Reliability Engineering
Software Engineering
~20 years in Tech Industry

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Alina Astapovich, SRE
Platform & Site Reliability
Engineering
Software
Engineering
>5 years in Tech Industry

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Digital Experience
Consumer facing experiences for
all connected appliances, across
mobile, voice, & appliance UI
Scalable global IoT cloud and data
services linking appliance platform
to the connected experience
Global electronic platforms and
Electrolux OS to enable the digital
experience
Apps and
Appliance UI
Connectivity
Electronics

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Platform Engineering Team
(aka SRE Team)
Test
Release
Implementation
Ops
Design
SDLC

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Test
Release
Implementation
Ops
Design
SDLC Internal Developer Platform
Platform Engineering team

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Platform Engineering
Team
Test
Release
Implementation
Ops
Design
SDLC
Internal Developer
Platform
Service
API Platform
Infrastructure
Cloud Costs

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Appliance
s
Connectivit
y
Platform
Mobile App
Consumer perspective

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Internal
Developer
Developer perspective

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External Developer Internal
Developer
EXTERNAL
DEVELOPER
PORTAL
https://developer.electrolux.one
Developer perspective

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20 ms
DNS
Firewall
Certificates
Routing
API
Gateway
Security
Authorizatio
n
Stage
Usage Plan
https://domain-name/my/api/here
How hard can it be?
Rate
User

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Diverse product team
and technology
stacks
Variety of Cloud Providers
and API Gateways
Support for Multiple
Protocols
and Environments
Different views on APIs
across teams
Challenges in API
Management

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ERROR RATE LATENCY BOTS
SECURITY ATTACKS
API Monitoring

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Evolution of API Strategy
Swagger +
CI/CD pipeline
(1 Product)
t
2023
2015 2019 2024 2025

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Evolution of API Strategy
Swagger +
CI/CD pipeline
(1 Product)
t
OpenAPI +
Infrastructure as
Code
(5+ Products)
2023
2015 2019 2024 2025

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Evolution of API Strategy
Swagger +
CI/CD pipeline
(1 Product)
API
Federation
t
OpenAPI +
Infrastructure as
Code
(5+ Products)
2023
2015 2019 2024 2025

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API Federation. Before
Product #1
API Gateway
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Product #2
API Gateway
Security
•
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Product
#3
API Gateway
Throttling
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Product #1 Product #2 Product #3
Federation layer
Product layer
API Federation. After

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Evolution of API Strategy
Swagger +
CI/CD pipeline
(1 Product)
API
Federation
t
OpenAPI +
Infrastructure as
Code
(5+ Products)
2023
2015 2019 2024 2025

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Evolution of API Strategy
Swagger +
CI/CD pipeline
(1 Product)
API
Federation
t
OpenAPI +
Infrastructure as
Code
(5+ Products)
API Platform v1
(Monitoring,
Provisioning)
2023
2015 2019 2024 2025

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API Platform. Requirements
Vendor
Independence
Automation
No
Infrastructure
changes
Integration
with IDP

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Building own API Platform

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Building own API Platform

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Evolution of API Strategy
Swagger +
CI/CD pipeline
(1 Product)
API
Federation
t
OpenAPI +
Infrastructure as
Code
(5+ Products)
API Platform v1
(Monitoring,
Provisioning)
2023
2015 2019 2024 2025

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Evolution of API Strategy
Swagger +
CI/CD pipeline
(1 Product)
API
Federation
t
OpenAPI +
Infrastructure as
Code
(5+ Products)
API Platform v1
(Monitoring,
Provisioning)
API Platform v2
(Drift detection,
Security,
Cost Analytic)
2023
2015 2019 2024 2025

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Open Source @ Electrolux
https://github.com/electrolux-
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Exporters
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