Senior Platform Engineer

Platform Architecture & Design:

• Design and implement mission-critical platform features and foundational systems
• Shape platform architecture through both written specifications and hands-on code implementation
• Build and maintain frameworks that make software development easier for application teams
• Drive client towards target platform architecture through strategic technical decisions
• Author technical design documents for complex platform capabilities

Advanced Platform Development:

• Create enterprise-scale solutions for data management, API governance, and service integration
• Implement large-scale refactoring initiatives to improve platform code quality and performance
• Build canonical source-of-truth data systems with robust governance and compliance capabilities
• Design and implement standardized patterns for service integration and cross-application workflows
• Establish and enforce API design principles, versioning strategies, and governance models

Technical Leadership & Standards:

• Improve platform development practices and processes across multiple teams
• Teach other engineers effective platform development and code review techniques
• Help establish platform community practices around secure coding, data privacy, and design standards
• Balance technical debt with platform evolution while maintaining enterprise reliability
• Coordinate platform work across multiple development teams and resolve complex technical dependencies

Enterprise & Compliance:

• Ensure platform architecture meets stringent security, compliance, and regulatory requirements
• Design systems that support business growth and can scale to enterprise demands
• Work with data governance policies and master data management principles
• Support technology modernization initiatives and legacy system transformation
• Collaborate with enterprise architecture and security teams on strategic platform decisions

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Deep expertise in platform engineering, API design, and service-oriented architectures
• Advanced understanding of cloud-native development, microservices, and distributed systems
• Strong background in data architecture, enterprise integration patterns, and event-driven systems
• Experience with performance optimization, scalability engineering, and system reliability
• Knowledge of DevOps, infrastructure-as-code, and modern deployment practices
• Understanding of enterprise security, compliance, and regulatory requirements
• Proven ability to drive architectural decisions and influence technical direction
• Strong mentorship skills and experience leading complex technical initiatives

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical field
• 10-15 years of software engineering experience with significant platform engineering focus
• Experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale platform systems
• Track record of leading complex technical initiatives and mentoring other engineers
• Experience with regulated industries, preferably financial services
• Strong background in API governance, data architecture, and enterprise integration