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Forget Rebuilding, Install Plugins at Runtime - David Festal & Jon Koops, Red Hat

Presenters David Festal Jon Koops Source BackstageCon Europe 2026 🚀 Stop Rebuilding Your Backstage App: The Power of Dynamic Runtime Plugins In the world of internal developer portals, Backstage stands as the industry titan. However, anyone who has managed a large-scale instance knows the “banana and the rainforest” problem: you want a simple plugin, but you end up pulling in a massive web of transitive dependencies that bloat your build and slow your CI/CD pipeline to a crawl. ...

Think Backstage! Beyond Plugins - Debabrata Panigrahi, Parseable Inc. & Jenil Jain, Harness

Presenters Debabrata Panigrahi Parseable Inc. Jenil Jain Harness Source BackstageCon Europe 2026 Beyond Plugins: Building a Self-Healing, Dynamic Service Catalog 🚀 In the world of internal developer portals, Backstage is often hailed as the “one place to find every service, API, and piece of infrastructure.” For many teams, the initial launch is a triumph. Developers register services, YAML files are written, and leadership is impressed. But then comes Month Six. ...

Unlocking the Catalog: Providing a Platform CLI for Backstage - Sebastian Poxhofer, N26

Presenters Sebastian Poxhofer N26 Source BackstageCon Europe 2026 Unlocking the Developer Catalog: N26’s Journey to Empower Engineers 🚀 Ever felt the frustration of a powerful internal developer platform that’s just a little too internal? You know, the one with all the data, but accessing it feels like a scavenger hunt? At N26, a leading mobile bank, they faced this exact challenge with their Backstage catalog. Sebastian Poxhofer, a Tech Lead at N26, shared their brilliant journey to transform their catalog from a treasure trove into an accessible, actionable powerhouse for their engineering teams. Get ready to dive into how they unlocked their catalog, empowering engineers with self-service and automation! ...

Panel: Building a Healthy Backstage Plugins Ecosystem - Paul S, Hope H, Heikki H, Peter M & Aramis S

Presenters Paul Schultz Hope Hadfield Heikki Hellgren Peter Macdonald Aramis Sennyey Source BackstageCon Europe 2026 Building a Thriving Backstage Plugin Ecosystem: Insights from the Experts! 🚀 Hello, fellow tech enthusiasts and platform engineers! I just wrapped up an incredible panel discussion at my first Backstage Con, and let me tell you, the energy was electric! Moderated by the brilliant Hope Hadfield from Red Hat, our panel dove deep into the heart of what makes Backstage so powerful: its vibrant plugin ecosystem. As this ecosystem matures, new questions emerge around sustainability, governance, and quality. Today, we unpack the burning questions and discover how we can collectively build an even healthier, more robust Backstage future. ...

Scaling Uber with Thuan Pham (Uber’s first CTO)

Presenters Thuan Pham Travis Source The Pragmatic Engineer Podcast From Boat Person to Tech Titan: Tuan Pham’s Epic Journey Through Uber’s Hypergrowth and Beyond 🚀💡 Ever wondered what it’s like to build a tech giant from the ground up, navigating chaos, impossible deadlines, and unprecedented scale? Our latest conversation with Tuan Pham, a legendary figure in the tech world and former CTO of Uber, pulls back the curtain on this incredible journey. From fleeing Vietnam as a child to leading one of the most complex engineering organizations ever built, Tuan’s story is a masterclass in resilience, innovation, and leadership. ...