Senior Platform Engineer- Atlanta, Georgia, Full Time (MK)
$105,000–$160,000 year
On-siteAtlanta, Georgia, United States
Job Summary
Design, develop, and maintain digital technology infrastructure to support IT applications and services with minimal supervision. Lead automation of deployment pipelines using internal platforms, CI/CD, and twelve-factor methodology to ensure reliable releases. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define requirements, implement new features, and upgrade existing platforms through clean, scalable code. Write and maintain complex unit and integration tests, perform debugging to ensure software quality and performance, and create comprehensive documentation for applications and configurations. Provide technical support for deployed applications to minimize downtime and recommend process improvements for efficiency and reliability.
Required Qualifications
- 4 years of relevant work experience
- 5 years or more of relevant experience
- Ability to work independently on complex issues
- Collaborate with a diverse team
- Directly work with stakeholders
- Happy to mentor
- Take guidance
- Be accountable for their work
- Flexibility to take calls
- Security Clearance Required: No
- Visa Candidate Considered: No
Desired Qualifications
- Proven experience with API management platforms such as Kong, Broadcom Layer7, Google Apigee, or equivalent technologies
- Strong understanding of API gateway architecture, traffic management, rate limiting, and security policies
- Expertise in API lifecycle management, including design, publishing, versioning, and retirement
- Hands-on experience with authentication and authorization standards (OAuth 2.0, JWT, OpenID Connect)
- Proficiency in automation and scripting for API deployment and configuration (Python, Shell, Ansible)
- Familiarity with CI/CD integration and DevOps practices for API platforms
- Knowledge of monitoring and analytics for API performance and usage (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana)
- Exposure to cloud-native API solutions and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Strong troubleshooting skills and ability to lead complex API platform initiatives
- Preferred Qualifications: API management platforms Kong, Layer7, Google Apigee (Middleware team)
- Preferred Qualifications: API gateway architecture, traffic management, Security, etc.
- Preferred Qualifications: Docker/Kubernetes
- Preferred Qualifications: API Performance (Promethus, Grafana)
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