Technical Lead – Platform Engineering

Technical Lead – Platform Engineering Job Description |

Enterprise Platform Engineering • Cloud-Native Architecture • Technical Leadership Role

Summary\:

We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Technical Lead to drive the design, development, and evolution of platform capabilities.

The role focuses on technical leadership through mentoring, solution architecture, developer enablement, and optimization of enterprise platforms.

Primary Responsibilities\:

• Lead technical vision, solution architecture, and implementation strategy.

• Guide and mentor developers across teams and promote engineering best practices.

• Design scalable, secure, maintainable, and cost-efficient platform solutions.

• Collaborate with architects and stakeholders to define roadmaps and technical direction.

• Drive platform automation, developer self-service capabilities, and engineering productivity.

• Evaluate solutions and optimize for performance, reliability, scalability, security, and operational excellence.

• Drive cloud adoption, observability, and Infrastructure as Code practices.

• Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Primary Technical Skills

• Advanced Python Programming

• Software Design Principles and Design Patterns

• FastAPI and Django Frameworks

• Microservices and Distributed Systems Architecture

• AWS Cloud Services (IAM, Lambda, S3, RDS)

• AWS Certification – preferred / added qualification

• Docker and Containerization • Kubernetes (EKS Preferred)

• CI/CD Pipelines (GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins)

• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)

• Observability (CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK)

• System Design and Architecture Collaboration

• Platform Engineering and Developer Enablement

• Security, Compliance, and Governance Awareness

Secondary Skills\:

• REST API Design and Integration

• Identity and Access Management (OAuth2, OpenID Connect, SAML)

• Agile and Scrum Methodologies • Git and Version Control Systems

• Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) Practices

• Event Driven Architectures

• Service Mesh Technologies

• Technical Documentation and ADR Creation

• Root Cause Analysis and Problem Solving

• Cost Optimization and Performance Engineering

• Stakeholder Engagement and Cross-functional Collaboration

Experience Required\:

• 6+ years of software engineering experience.

• 3+ years of technical leadership experience.

• Proven experience delivering enterprise-scale cloud-native solutions.

• Experience mentoring engineers and driving engineering excellence.

Certifications\:

• AWS Certification – preferred.

What Success Looks Like\:

• Enable engineering teams to deliver solutions faster through clear technical direction and reusable platform capabilities. • Mentor and guide developers in architecture, design principles, coding standards, and engineering best practices. • Improve platform quality, maintainability, reliability, and operational excellence. • Design scalable and secure solutions that support future growth. • Drive automation that improves efficiency and reduces manual effort. • Continuously optimize systems for performance, scalability, security, cost efficiency, and developer experience. • Foster a culture of collaboration, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement.

Ideal Candidate Profile\:

• A highly experienced and hands-on technical leader with 6+ years of software engineering experience and a strong background in platform engineering, cloud-native solutions, and enterprise application development. • Deep expertise in Python and modern development frameworks. • Strong architecture and system design capabilities. • Excellent problem-solving and solution evaluation skills. • Passion for mentoring developers and improving engineering maturity. • Ability to balance scalability, performance, security, maintainability, and cost when making technical decisions. • Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills. • Continuous learning mindset and focus on engineering excellence.