Platform Software Engineer III

Description

Robert Half is seeking a Senior Software Engineer III to join our Platform Engineering team, supporting the infrastructure, platforms, and services that power our applications and ELT/ETL processes. This is a high-impact role within a small, collaborative team, backfilling a recent retirement with an opportunity for knowledge transfer and cross-training.
What You'll Do Design, build, and deploy scalable infrastructure and platform components supporting cloud-native applications Lead development of CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code (IaC), and automation frameworks Own platform systems end-to-end, ensuring reliability, scalability, and performance Troubleshoot and resolve production issues, including outages, deployment failures, and infrastructure instability Support on-call rotation (every 3 weeks), handling P1 incidents and coordinating with external vendors (e.g., Microsoft) Collaborate across engineering, application, and security teams to improve platform capabilities Mentor entry level engineers, conduct code reviews, and drive engineering best practices Contribute to system design, documentation, and continuous improvement initiatives Work Breakdown 70% project-based work (building and deploying infrastructure) 30% operations/support (maintenance, troubleshooting, production support)

Requirements

Must-Have Skills Strong Python expertise (top priority) Experience with PySpark and data processing workflows Hands-on AWS experience (must be able to independently build and manage services like EC2) Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, Git) and DevOps practices Solid understanding of cloud infrastructure, monitoring, and automation Proven ability to troubleshoot production issues and maintain system reliability Nice-to-Have Exposure to Azure environments Experience with tools such as Spark, Jupyter Notebooks, SQL, and Shell scripting Familiarity with data engineering tools (e.g., AWS Glue, Lambda) What You Bring 6+ years of experience in software engineering, platform engineering, or infrastructure Experience working in large-scale, enterprise environments Strong problem-solving skills and ability to manage competing priorities Experience mentoring entry level engineers and leading technical initiatives Excellent communication and collaboration skills The Environment You'll join a tight-knit, 3-person team within Platform Engineering, focused on building resilient systems that support critical business applications. This role requires someone comfortable working in production environments, solving real-time issues, and driving infrastructure reliability.

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