Sr. Platform Engineer

Sr. Platform Engineer

Location: Remote (Must reside within 50 miles of Baltimore, MD; Wilmington, DE; Charlotte, NC; Dallas, TX; New York, NY; or Evansville, IN)



Travel: Occasional onsite travel for technical planning and delivery alignment
GC, USC


Senior platform engineering with TypeScript/Angular/NodeJS , AWS cloud , GraphQL (Apollo) , Kafka-based event-driven microservices , Camunda BPM , Kubernetes/ECS/Lambda , and strong architecture & leadership experience.


Overview


We are seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to support a large enterprise modernization initiative for a direct client. This role requires deep expertise in platform engineering, cloud-native architecture, and modern web technologies , along with strong leadership and cross-team collaboration skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead development and maintenance of enterprise-scale web and platform services using TypeScript, Angular, NodeJS
• Design and modernize core platform services using:
  
  
  • GraphQL (Apollo Client, Server, Router)
  • Event-driven architecture (Kafka on AWS)
  • BPMN workflows (Camunda v8)
• Define platform standards, reusable templates, patterns, and best practices
• Create high-level architecture diagrams and guide vendors toward optimal implementations
• Improve code quality, scalability, security, and performance
• Develop automated tests and deliver production-ready software every sprint
• Collaborate closely with Product, UX, DevOps, and Architecture teams
• Support CI/CD deployments and production stability
• Influence key technical decisions with principled leadership and accountability
• Stay current with emerging technologies and cloud-native best practices

Required Skills & Experience

• 5-7+ years of software/platform engineering experience
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS cloud services
• Expertise in microservices architecture and cloud-native design
• Strong GraphQL & Apollo Router experience
• Experience with Kafka, Kubernetes, ECS, Lambda, API Gateway
• Advanced proficiency in at least one of: Java, Scala, Python, C#, Snowflake
• Experience with relational and analytical databases:
  
  
  • PostgreSQL, Redshift, Snowflake, Greenplum
• Strong understanding of system design, data pipelines (DBT a plus), and APIs
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
• Experience working in fast-paced, Agile environments

Nice to Have

• Lending, banking, or financial services platform experience
• Strong data engineering or analytics exposure
• Prior vendor or platform governance experience