AI Agents Transform Platform Engineering at Microsoft

As both corporate vice president of product in Microsoft’s Developer Division and general manager of the company’s first-party engineering systems, Amanda Silver oversees what might be the world’s largest platform engineering operation.

Her team is responsible for ensuring that thousands of Microsoft engineers across hundreds of products build software that’s secure, consistent and maintainable, as well as preserving the developer velocity that keeps Microsoft competitive.

Traditionally, this effort has been primarily human-driven:…