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