CI CD pipeline stages diagram showing build, test, deploy, monitor, rollback

CI CD Pipeline: The Backbone of Modern Software Delivery

Introduction As a Site Reliability & Platform Engineer, I’ve seen how a CI CD pipeline transforms software delivery. It automates integration, testing, and deployment, ensuring reliability and speed — essential for modern engineering teams and interview preparation. Early in my career, deployments meant late nights, manual testing, and stressful rollouts. Over time, I realized CI/CD isn’t just a technical process — it’s a mindset that enterprises, especially banks and large organizations, expect engineers to master. What is CI/CD? Continuous Integration (CI): Developers merge code frequently into a shared repository. Automated builds and tests run to catch issues early. Continuous Deployment

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