Coder builds a self-hosted development platform that allows organisations to provision and manage developer environments on their own infrastructure. Rather than relying on third-party cloud environments, engineering and platform teams define their workspaces as code using Terraform, then deploy them across a range of targets - from virtual machines and Kubernetes clusters to Jupyter notebooks and VS Code - giving organisations direct control over their development toolchain and security posture.
The platform has expanded beyond its origins as a cloud workspace tool to support AI coding agents, allowing developers to run parallel AI-assisted workflows within boundaries defined by the organisation. Governance and policy controls are built into the platform, enabling teams to adopt AI tooling without ceding oversight of how it operates within their infrastructure. Coder describes its approach as "open by design and secure by default."
Coder's enterprise customer base spans industries and use cases, including:
- Dropbox - cloud storage and file hosting
- Palantir - data analytics
- Discord - communications and social platforms
- Mercedes-Benz - automotive
- Goldman Sachs - financial services
The platform is built for organisations where developer environment standardisation, infrastructure security, and compliance are operational priorities. Technical roles at Coder span cloud infrastructure, developer tooling, Kubernetes, and AI-assisted development workflows.