May 19th, 2026 · Leeds, England
Northern DevOps & Platform Conference
Real-world implementations. Senior engineers. DevOps professionals. Northern ecosystem focus. The flagship conference for platform leaders and DevOps professionals across the North of England.
About the Conference
The Northern DevOps & Platform Conference brings together practitioners, leaders, and engineers to share real-world stories on platform teams, internal developer platforms, DevOps culture, and engineering excellence.
Hosted at CGI Leeds, this is a single-track event providing a full day of practitioner-led content, with networking opportunities throughout.
Date
May 19th, 2026
Location
Leeds, England
Venue
CGI
Capacity
~120 attendees
Backed by Yorkshire communities
Built on 70+ events and 2,600+ members across the region.
Yorkshire DevOps
Community-driven DevOps meetups across Yorkshire
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Cloud and platform engineering in Yorkshire
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Who attends
Platform leaders and practitioners across all levels.
Leadership
- CTO
- VP Engineering
- Head of Engineering
- Head of Technology
- Head of Platform Engineering
- Director of DevOps
- Director of SRE
Management
- Platform Engineering Manager
- DevOps Manager
- Engineering Manager
Senior Engineers
- Principal Engineer
- Staff Engineer
- Solutions Architect
- Cloud Architect
- Technical Lead
Practitioners
- Platform Engineer
- DevOps Engineer
- SRE
- Cloud Engineer
- DevSecOps Engineer
- Security Engineer
- Data Engineer
- ML Engineer
- AI Engineer
- Technical Consultant
Themes
Focus areas for this year.
Platform & Infrastructure
DevOps & Operations
Security & Efficiency
Culture & Scale
Agenda preview
A full day of practitioner content. Final agenda confirmed closer to the event.
Community Stack Ecosystem
The Northern DevOps & Platform Conference is part of the Community Stack ecosystem, connecting practitioners across Europe and globally. Our events, communities, and initiatives span data & AI, cloud infrastructure, DevOps, platform engineering, and more.
This conference joins a growing network of practitioner-led initiatives designed to foster real knowledge sharing and community growth in the North and beyond.
Members
25,000+
Conferences
5
Yearly Events
100+
Global Reach
15+ countries
Partner with the Ecosystem
Our partners don't sponsor events. They embed into the ecosystem, gaining sustained access to the practitioners, leaders, and communities shaping AI, cloud, and platform engineering.
Tier 1
Global Ecosystem Partner
Own the ecosystem. Shape the narrative. Operate at a global scale across all conferences and communities.
Best for: Global platforms, cloud providers