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Playbooks/Engineering & Platform

Engineering & Platform

Architecture-first engineering sequence: architecture → services → data → build → test → deploy → monitor → security.

engineering platformCanonicalanchor: servicev0.1.0

When to run it

When a new product or major component is being scoped, or when the existing system has accumulated architectural debt that needs surfacing.

What you'll have at the end

bounded_context and service entities anchoring the architecture, api_endpoint and api_contract mapping the service layer, database_schema and data_pipeline for the data layer, plus feature / test_suite / deployment / monitor / threat_model records for build through security.

Common starting point

Draw the bounded contexts on paper. Identify the services that own each. Capture the key architectural decisions that already exist.

Sequence summary

Eight phases: architecture, services & APIs, data, build, test, deploy, monitor, security.

Creation Sequence

1
Architecture
entity sequencebounded_contextdecisionserviceaggregate

Define the system shape: bounded contexts, services, key decisions.

2
Services & APIs
entity sequenceserviceapi_endpointapi_contractexternal_apiintegration_pattern

Map the service layer: endpoints, contracts, integrations.

3
Data
entity sequencedatabase_schemadomain_eventevent_schemadata_modeldata_pipelinequeue_topic

Design the data layer: schemas, events, pipelines.

4
Build
entity sequencefeatureepicuser_storytasktechnical_debt_item

Scope the work: features, epics, stories, tasks.

5
Test
entity sequencetest_suitetest_caseqa_sessionregression_testtest_coverage_report

Verify the system: test suites, coverage, QA sessions.

6
Deploy
entity sequencedeploymentci_pipelinefeature_flagreleaserelease_strategy

Ship reliably: pipelines, feature flags, release strategy.

7
Monitor
entity sequenceservice_level_indicatorservice_level_objectivemonitoralert_ruleincidentrunbookon_call_rotation

Keep it running: SLIs, monitors, alerts, incident response.

8
Security
entity sequencethreat_modelthreatvulnerabilitysecurity_controlsecurity_policyaccess_policy

Keep it safe: threat models, controls, access policies.