Rootconf 2025 Annual Conference CfP

In this talk, we’ll explore how Atlas, ShareChat’s Internal Developer Platform (IDP), is not just solving infrastructure challenges — it’s transforming the way teams work. Designed to abstract away complexity and standardize cloud-native operations, Atlas empowers developers to self-serve everything from provisioning to access management and workflow automation. What began as a technical initiative to reduce operational toil has evolved into a powerful engine for cultural change.

By embedding automation, intelligent defaults, and policy enforcement into the developer experience, Atlas has enabled a shift from reactive support to proactive ownership. Developers are no longer dependent on centralized DevOps teams for day-to-day operations — instead, they are equipped to manage their own services confidently and securely. This has led to increased velocity, stronger cross-team collaboration, and a shared sense of accountability. The talk will share real-world insights into how platformization can drive cultural transformation when built with empathy, usability, and scale in mind.

Takeaways from the session:

1. Understand how platformization — when implemented with guardrails, automation, and empathy — can spark a positive cultural shift, transforming DevOps from a support function into an enabler of innovation.
2. See how Atlas leverages metadata-driven resource mapping and policy-as-code to automate provisioning, access control, and catalog management across a large-scale infrastructure.
3. Key architectural patterns behind Atlas — task engine, webhook automation, and cloud-native integrations.

Target Audience

Site Reliability Engineers (SRE)
DevOps Engineer
Platform Engineer

Speaker Bio:

Prakhar Joshi, Engineering Manager, Sharechat

Prakhar is a DevOps engineer at ShareChat, where he is building internal platforms to streamline cloud infrastructure and developer workflows. He led the development of Atlas, the company’s Internal Developer Platform, enabling self-service, automation, and platform-driven operations at scale.