Platform Developer

Summary: The Platform Developer will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining the core software platforms that power the company’s products and services. This role requires a strong understanding of software engineering principles, scalable architectures, and cloud technologies.

What the Role needs to Achieve

Design, develop, and maintain scalable and reliable platform applications.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Platform Design & Architecture: Design and architect modular, scalable, and fault-tolerantplatform components using event-driven architecture, distributed computing models, and cloud-native design principles.
Software Development: Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code in Pythonand Go, following best practices in software design patterns and secure development lifecycles.
Cloud & Container Services: Implement and manage cloud-based platform servicesusing containers (Docker, Kubernetes) and orchestrate microservices across hybrid environments.
Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Automate platform provisioning, scaling, and monitoring using tools like Terraform, Ansible, and integrate with DevOps pipelinesand AIops/MLOps
Database & Integration Design: Design performant, scalable database and messaging systems using PgSQL, MongoDB, Redis, InfluxDB, Kafka, and ESB-based integrations.
Testing & Quality Assurance: Write comprehensive unit tests, support automated testing, and validate services prior to integration using GitLab CI pipelines. Ensure code coverage, resilience, and regression safety.
Troubleshooting & Optimization: Diagnose and resolve platform issues across development, staging, and
production environments. Continuously tune systems for cost, performance, and reliability.
Collaboration & Agile Delivery: Work closely with product managers, architects, and fellow engineers using tools like Jiraand GitLab to deliver features aligned with product KPIs and business KRAs.
Documentation & UML Modeling: Maintain technical documentation, UML diagrams, and system design artifacts to ensure maintainability, clarity, and team knowledge sharing.
Technology Foresight: Stay updated with the latest in cloud computing, DevOps, container orchestration, and platform engineeringto bring forward new ideas and best practices.

ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIRED

Deep expertise in cloud platforms engineering such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
Strong understanding of architectural patterns and design principles, including Event-Driven Architecture, distributed computing, enterprise bus, microservices, and high-performance computing.
Proficiency in architecture diagramming tools and documentation.
Strong foundation in data structures and algorithms, with a passion for programming (Python, Go preferred).
Excellent leadership and communication skills.
Strategic mindset with the ability to assess long-term implications of architectural decisions.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (Master’s degree preferred).

EXPERIENCE

8+ years of experience in software architecture and design.

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