The complexity of many DevOps toolchains, resulting from years of ad-hoc additions, is causing significant challenges for development teams by creating brittle pipelines and slowing business velocity. Instead of introducing more tools, a strategic approach focusing on building "golden paths," embracing smart automation, and unifying the developer experience is recommended to streamline processes and reduce developer frustration. This complexity leads to manual rollbacks, security delays, and productivity issues, as highlighted by the 2024 State of Developer Experience Report. The root of the problem lies not in individual tools but in their overall architecture and misaligned incentives between platform and development teams. To address these issues, the article suggests implementing reusable templates, automating security as a feature, and unifying essential integration points. Harness, a platform designed around these principles, offers solutions like reusable pipeline templates, AI-driven deployment confidence, and built-in governance to simplify software delivery.