Terraform
The most widely used tool for infrastructure as code. It reads configuration files and builds matching cloud resources.
What it tells you about a developer
Terraform on a profile means hands-on ownership of real cloud infrastructure, because the tool exists to manage live cloud accounts and shows up almost only in work settings. It appears constantly in DevOps, SRE, and platform job descriptions, and a developer with Terraform depth on one cloud provider picks up another provider's resources quickly, since the tool and workflow stay the same.
- Type
- Platform
- Released
- 2014
- Used in
- Infrastructure & DevOps
Terraform, made by HashiCorp, lets a team describe cloud resources in configuration files, then creates and updates the real thing to match. It works across AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, and hundreds of other providers, which made it the industry standard for infrastructure as code. OpenTofu is an open source continuation that appeared after a 2023 license change, and the skills are identical.