Platform Engineer (Developer Platform Engineer)

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Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain internal developer tools and platforms to improve the engineering productivity and operational excellence.
• Develop and support containerized environments with Docker, Docker Compose, and Kubernetes, enabling scalable and consistent application deployments.
• Integrate and customize developer experience platforms like Backstage to streamline developer workflows and centralize tooling and documentation.
• Collaborate closely with engineering, infrastructure, and product teams to understand needs and deliver solutions that improve developer workflows and user experience.
• Manage API gateways such as Kong, Tyk, or Apache Camel to facilitate secure and efficient service communication and integration across platforms.
• Advocate for best practices in software development, platform engineering, and developer experience within the organization.

Required Qualifications:

• 2-5 years of professional experience in systems engineering, internal tooling, platform engineering, software development, and cloud infrastructure.
• Proficient programming skills with Python, Go, Node.js, and React for both backend and frontend development needs.
• Hands-on experience with containerization technologies including Docker, Docker Compose, and Kubernetes (K8s).
• Expertise in building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines with GitLab CI/CD.
• Working knowledge of developer experience platforms such as Backstage.
• Strong practical knowledge of AWS cloud platform and services.
• In-depth understanding of Linux system internals, networking, security principles, and strong systems debugging experience.
• Experience managing API gateways like Kong, Tyk, or Apache Camel.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across engineering, infrastructure, and product teams to deliver impactful developer experience improvements.