PLATFORM ENGINEER

Responsibilities

Pave golden paths for developers to follow to ensure consistency, quality, performance and evolvability
Communicate highly technical issues to non-technical audiences
Be an influencer and uplift engineering practices of existing developers.
Work collaboratively with the team to achieve goals. Experience working in Agile methodologies, such as SAFE, Scrum, and/or Extreme Programming
Experience in following best practiceslike Test-Driven Development (TDD) and continuous Integration (CI) andContinuous Delivery (CD)
Investigate and resolve production issues to help maintain a stable production environment; remain cool and effective in crisis
Stakeholder management – working closely with finance, business change engineers, and project managers to drive and manage software delivery
Analyse requirements, estimate efforts,plan timeline, manage progress
Ensure awareness, involvement andsupport from the key stakeholders and participants by engaging strong projectteams and delivering robust solutioning on the project complex challengesthroughout its life cycle
Drive and review technical andarchitectural design, enforce architectural guidelines and challenge status quo.

Requirements

7-8 years of hands-on experience in software development, with a solid foundation in system design and scalable architecture
At least 3 years of experienceindependently managing cloud environments and delivering infrastructuresolutions for project teams
Strong Java development skills with Spring Framework and TypeScript with React.
Strong understanding of HTTP protocols, modern web application architectures, and event-driven/asynchronous processing.
Strong CI/CD and DevOps experience, including automation pipelines, release management, Continuous Integration, and Continuous Delivery.
Strong experience with Git/version control, Linux, and shell scripting for system-level tasks and automation.
Strong knowledge of Kubernetes (K8s) and Open Policy Agent (OPA), with understanding of cloud-native technologies.
Working knowledge of Kafka and messaging systems, including distributed and event-driven architectures.
Strong debugging, troubleshooting, RCA, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex requirements into practical technical solutions and conduct rapid POCs.
Excellent communication, stakeholder management, collaboration, and project delivery skills, with the ability to influence teams, manage priorities, work in Agile environments, and drive projects to completion

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