Lead Platform Engineer (Advanced)

IDR is seeking a Lead Platform Engineer (Advanced) to join one of our top clients for an opportunity in Boston, Massachusetts. This role is focused on building and evolving a production API gateway that powers AI-enabled legal research, contract review, and document analysis capabilities. You'll lead a team responsible for enterprise cloud platform reliability, security, scalability, and high-performance integrations.


Position Overview for the Lead Platform Engineer (Advanced):

• Own and operate a production multi-tenant API gateway for enterprise customers
• Lead platform engineering efforts spanning reliability, scalability, performance, and security
• Drive authentication, authorization, and identity management for secure API access
• Partner across engineering and platform teams while guiding technical architecture and delivery

Requirements for the Lead Platform Engineer (Advanced):

• Advanced experience with Python and FastAPI in production environments
• Strong AWS experience, including ECS Fargate, and Infrastructure as Code (CloudFormation, Terraform, or CDK), plus RDS and ElastiCache/Redis
• Experience building and operating enterprise-scale API platforms
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, scalability, and platform reliability

What's in it for you? Competitive compensation package
Full Benefits; Medical, Vision, Dental, and more!
Opportunity to get in with an industry leading organization.


Why IDR? 25+ Years of Proven Industry Experience in 4 major markets
Employee Stock Ownership Program
Dedicated Engagement Manager who is committed to you and your success.
Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing® Client and Talent Award winner 12 years in a row.