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Senior Platform Engineer

  • New Jersey, Jersey City

  • 04/28/2026

  • Contract

  • Active

Job Description:

  • Job Summary
    The Senior Platform Engineer will design, build, and operate scalable gateway and platform infrastructure to support high-volume production traffic. This role focuses on API gateway management, cloud-native architecture, observability, and secure system design within Kubernetes environments. The position requires strong expertise in distributed systems, infrastructure automation, and modern platform engineering practices.

    Key Responsibilities
    • Design, build, and manage API gateway infrastructure using Envoy and Kong.
    • Develop Go-based control plane services including ingress management and traffic routing.
    • Implement and maintain authorization policies using Open Policy Agent (OPA).
    • Build and extend observability pipelines using OpenTelemetry and monitoring tools.
    • Manage GitOps-based deployments using ArgoCD and Helm across Kubernetes clusters.
    • Automate WAF and CDN configurations using infrastructure-as-code approaches.
    • Develop internal platform tools and dashboards for monitoring and management.
    • Collaborate with application teams to onboard services and migrate traffic.
    • Participate in incident response, troubleshooting, and production readiness activities.
    • Promote best practices in testing, observability, and system reliability.

    Required Qualifications
    • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.
    • Minimum of 8 years of experience in platform, infrastructure, or backend engineering.
    • At least 5 years of experience with API gateways such as Envoy or Kong.
    • Strong proficiency in Go (Golang) and distributed systems design.
    • Extensive experience with Kubernetes, including Helm, scaling, and network policies.
    • Experience with GitOps workflows using tools such as ArgoCD.
    • Strong understanding of authentication and security protocols including OAuth 2.0 and OIDC.
    • Experience with Open Policy Agent and policy development.
    • Experience with observability tools such as OpenTelemetry, Dynatrace, or Splunk.
    • Experience with data systems such as PostgreSQL and messaging systems like Kafka.
    • Strong knowledge of networking concepts and distributed systems.
    • Proven ability to build scalable, high-performance systems.

    Preferred Qualifications
    • Experience with frontend technologies such as TypeScript or React for internal tools.
    • Familiarity with AWS services such as EKS, MSK, and Lambda.
    • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.
    • Knowledge of CDN and WAF platforms such as Akamai or Cloudflare.
    • Experience with identity and access management systems and protocols.

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