DevOps and Platform Engineering
Summary
- Target: Teams stuck with manual deploys or slow release cycles
- Timeline: 3-6 weeks for core pipeline + platform
- Deliverables: GitOps workflows, self-service previews, incident playbook
- Tools: GitHub Actions/GitLab CI, ArgoCD, Prometheus/Grafana
- Outcome: 10x faster deploys, 90% less toil
Platform foundations we build
End-to-end delivery automation
GitHub/GitLab CI/CD pipelines with parallel testing
Every PR triggers parallel unit, integration and security scans in under 3 minutes. Build artifacts cache across runs to avoid rebuilds. Promotion gates require approvals and successful canary tests before prod deploy.
ArgoCD GitOps for declarative deployments
Desired state lives in Git, actual state syncs automatically every 3 minutes. Rollbacks happen with git revert + sync in under 5 minutes. Multi-environment support with separate Git repos per maturity level.
Centralized logging (Loki), metrics (Prometheus), tracing (Jaeger)
Loki indexes 1TB+/day of structured logs with 10s query times. Prometheus scrapes 500+ metrics endpoints with 1min resolution. Jaeger captures distributed traces across 10+ microservices automatically.
Self-service preview environments and DB migrations
Every PR gets isolated preview URL spinning up in 90 seconds. Database migrations run with zero-downtime patterns and automatic rollback. Environments auto-terminate after 48h to control costs.
From assessment to autonomous teams
Measure progress with DORA metrics
Week 1: DevOps maturity assessment
We baseline your current deployment frequency, lead time, change failure rate and MTTR. This creates concrete, measurable improvement targets. Developers validate pain points through workflow mapping sessions.
Weeks 2-3: Core pipelines
Unit/integration/security testing pipelines ship with first successful PR deploy. Your team commits directly to test the developer experience. DORA dashboard shows first metric improvements by week end.
Weeks 4-5: GitOps + observability
ArgoCD syncs first services to staging with your validation. Full observability stack captures first production incidents for playbook creation. Preview environments live for every PR automatically.
Week 6: Fire drill + handover
Your team executes complete release cycle independently while we observe. All runbooks tested, documentation finalized, final DORA metrics reviewed. Platform ownership transfers completely.
Frequently Asked Questions
Technical details answered
Which tools do you recommend?
GitHub Actions or GitLab CI for pipelines, ArgoCD for GitOps, Terraform for IaC—tailored to your stack.
How do you measure success?
DORA metrics: deployment frequency, lead time, change failure rate, MTTR.
What if our team lacks DevOps skills?
We train and document for smooth handover, plus optional ongoing support.
Is it only for monoliths or also microservices?
Both—we adapt patterns to your architecture maturity.
How much does it cost to hire a developer through bitshore?
We are upfront: we provide senior developers only, at €65 per hour. No undisclosed junior staffing, no opaque rate card you only see after a call. Compared with senior freelancers based in the DACH-Region, published hourly rates for similar experience are often materially higher (exact numbers vary by stack and city, but €65/h is typically well below what many local senior freelancers quote). A local permanent hire is a different comparison again because of employer-side costs on top of salary—but for straightforward time-and-materials engineering, you see the number on the page.
Ready to talk about this service?
Tell us briefly about your product, where you are today and what you expect from a senior team. We will come back with a concrete proposal for scope, timeline and next steps.