The AWS Developers Podcast Building AWS Builder Center: Architecture Lessons from a Large-Scale Community Platform
Nov 21, 2025
Roopal Jain, a Senior Software Development Engineer at AWS, discusses the Builder Center, a new hub for AWS developers that centralizes resources like articles and events. She shares insights on the architecture using serverless microservices and the integration of the Neptune graph database for social features. Roopal also dives into challenges like VPC networking and dual authentication methods while outlining the new Builder ID for streamlined user access. Listeners gain a glimpse of the future roadmap for consolidating more AWS community tools into this platform.
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Central Hub For AWS Community Content
- Builder Center consolidates scattered AWS community properties into one central portal for builders.
- The goal is a single outside-console hub like the AWS console for services.
Single Individual Identity With Builder ID
- Builder ID provides a single, individual identity outside the AWS console across multiple AWS portals.
- Builder profile aims to centralize a user's profile so updates propagate across properties.
Use Serverless Microservices For Scale
- Design backend as serverless microservices and use a single-page TypeScript front end for scale.
- Group related APIs into services by responsibility rather than ultra-fine Lambda granularity.