Challenges in building PaaS on AWS
Published: (February 27, 2026 at 05:06 PM EST)
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Source: Dev.to
Source: Dev.to
Non-technical Challenges
- Hiring Engineers
- Product Managers who understand technology and platform play
- Team Structure
- Business Understanding — B2C, B2B, B2B2C
Technical Challenges
- Authentication and Authorization System
Platform Architecture Characteristics
- Authentication and Authorization
- Control Plane Architecture
- Cell‑Based Architecture
- Security Controls
- Services in Control Plane
- Landing Zone
- AWS Infrastructure
Distributed Systems Problems
- Split Brains
- Byzantine Faults
- Thundering Herds
- Quorum Formation / Leader Election