Overview

Job Title: Senior Platform Engineer 

 

Position Overview:

 

We are seeking an experienced Senior Platform Engineer to help define, build, and evolve our internal Digital platform, treating it as a product that empowers engineering teams to deliver features faster, securely and reliably. The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise with a strong product mindset, focusing on usability, reliability, and continuous improvement based on developer feedback. 

 

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver platform capabilities that solve real pain points for engineering teams. 
• Develop scalable, resilient Spring Boot/Java based microservices and modules. 
• Implement and manage critical microservices patterns, including Circuit Breakers and Service Mesh solutions, to enhance system resilience and observability. 
• Automate DB schema versioning and data access frameworks. 
• Build secure-by-default patterns into APIs and microservices. 
• Improve API lifecycle management using techniques such as API virtualization and consumer-driven contracts. 
• Develop and improve streaming and queuing capabilities. 
• Provide standardized capabilities for logging, tracing, and telemetry 
• Engage directly with internal engineering teams to understand pain points 
• Iteratively improve the platform’s capabilities. 
• Treat internal engineering teams as customers. 
• Define success metrics for platform adoption, performance, and satisfaction. 
• Participate in roadmap planning and prioritization. 
• Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, and accelerate software delivery. 
• Design for reusability and apply deep understating of software design patterns to build highly reusable, extensible, and maintainable platform components. 
• Proactively engage with engineering teams to understand challenges and friction points.  
• Enable platform adoption through effective documentation and training sessions.  
• Implement Test-Driven Development (TDD) and build robust automated test suites for all framework components including performance testing. 
• Define key success metrics for platform adoption, performance, and user satisfaction. 
• Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, and accelerate the SDLC. 
• Provide mentorship to engineering teams integrating and utilizing the platform. 
• Actively engage with teams to diagnose and resolve issues they encounter. 

 

Required Qualifications:

• 6+ years of experience building Java/Spring Boot microservices. 
• Proven expertise in designing and delivering platform capabilities. 
• Deep understanding of API design through all phases of its lifecycle. 
• Hands-on experience with event-driven architecture and batch processing. 
• Familiarity with AWS cloud services relevant for backend platform development.  
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with DevOps and SRE teams. 
• Experience instrumenting services with robust observability and telemetry using tools such as Dynatrace. 
• Proficiency with dependency management tools such as Gradle and CI/CD pipelines for shared components, including automated publishing to internal artifact repositories. 
• Strong understating of versioning strategies for shared libraries and managing backward compatibility. 
• Excellent Communication and Presentation Skills. Demonstrated ability to clearly articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences, both verbally and in written form (e.g., presentations, technical documentation). 

 

Nice-to-Have:

• Working knowledge of Node.js / React to support full-stack platform features. 
• Certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect or Spring Professional. 
• Prior experience in a platform team, developer advocacy or internal consulting.  
• Familiarity with empowering developers through self-service. 
• Experience with static analysis tools and code quality metrics to ensure high standards in reusable codebases. 

 

Pay Range

INR ₹0.00 - INR ₹0.00 /Yr.