Backend Platform Engineer

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Build reliable, scalable, and secure backend platform services using Java (preferred) or Python, focusing on internal developer workflows such as CI/CD, provisioning, and bootstrapping.
• Create core Platform Components for our Internal Developer Platform (IDP), promoting self-service capabilities and reducing toil across engineering teams.
• Design and build Cloud Infrastructure using Terraform and modern AWS services such as EKS, IAM, Lambda, EC2, and S3, adhering to infrastructure-as-code and GitOps best practices.
• Embed reliability and observability by integrating monitoring, tracing, and alerting tools like CloudWatch, Datadog, and ELK into platform foundations.
• Contribute to writing technical designs and reviewing pull requests.
• Drive operational excellence through proactive incident response, on-call participation, and postmortem leadership to enhance platform resilience.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product, security, and operation teams to prioritize platform capabilities that accelerate innovation and reduce cognitive load for developers.
• Evaluate, upgrade, and implement new tools, frameworks, and language versions, especially Java.
• Assist in creating programs for training and onboarding new customers.
• Lead Agile/Kanban workflows and team process work.
• Troubleshoot customer issues as needed, tracking all details in JIRA and PagerDuty on-call system.

Requirements

• 10+ years of software engineering experience.
• 6+ years in backend development with Java (preferred) or Python.
• 6+ years working with AWS and building cloud-native infrastructure.
• 3+ years deploying and operating Kubernetes workloads in EKS or similar environments.
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines using Terraform, Java, or Jenkins.
• Knowledge of security practices including role-based access, IAM policies, AD integration, and vulnerability scanning.
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as CloudWatch, Datadog, and Elastic Search.
• Expertise in distributed systems, networking, and systems reliability principles.
• Proven track record of technical ownership in complex engineering environments.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and rapidly evolving requirements with a strong bias for action.

Nice to Have

• Familiarity with Java, especially for building or understanding APIs.
• A strong willingness to learn.

Qualifications

• No specific formal educational qualifications specified in the description.

Benefits & Perks

• Medical, dental & vision coverage.
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital insurance.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions.
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents).
• Short and long-term disability coverage.
• Health Spending Account (HSA).
• Transportation benefits.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave).