Cloud Native Platform Engineering User Group

The CNCF Platform Engineering User Group is a community of practitioners, vendors, and end-users who are interested in the practice of building and operating cloud native platforms. The community is focused on sharing knowledge, best practices, and tools to help organizations build and operate cloud native platforms effectively.
The community is open to anyone who is interested in cloud native platform engineering, regardless of their level of experience or expertise. The community is a place for practitioners to share their experiences, ask questions, and learn from each other.
This community is primarily focused on Cloud Native Platform Engineering and support of the practice within the CNCF ecosystem. The community is not focused on any specific technology or vendor, but rather on the practice of building and operating cloud native platforms.
Our members represent many diverse roles and personas, including:
For examples of Platform Personas see: Platform as a Product: Understanding the Personas
November 3, 2026 by Atulpriya Sharma
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2026 is almost here, and we cannot wait. If you have been to a KubeCon in the last few years, you probably know us already. We are the CNCF Platform Engineering …
July 14, 2026 by Shogo Nakamoto
We are Cloud Native Platform Engineering Japan (CNPEJ) — a SIG of Cloud Native Community Japan (CNCJ), the Japanese chapter of the CNCF, where platform engineering practitioners gather to share …
March 3, 2026 by Corey McGalliard & Juho Syrjänen
A Living Blueprint: Evolving the Platform Engineering Whitepaper and Maturity Model In Q1 2026, the CNCF Platform Engineering Technical Community Group (TCG) kicked off a refresh of two foundational …
Every two weeks on Tuesday, with two regions:
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In order to effectively support and manage the diverse needs of the community, we may establish committees. Each committee is responsible for specific areas of the community’s activities and initiatives.
See Resources for a list of key artifacts produced by the community. These include whitepapers, presentations, and other resources that are useful for practitioners and organizations looking to build and operate cloud native platforms.
The Community helps coordinate specific initiatives that are have benefits for the broader Platform Engineering community. Some of these initiatives are led by the Community, while others may exist under the CNCF Technical Advisory Groups (TAGs)