Backend Heavy : Platform Engineer

Our platform engineering team needs a backend-heavy Platform Engineer to address custom solution demands, with an emphasis on Go, Kafka, Redis, and MySQL. You'll tackle a mix of backend (60-70%) and DevOps (30-40%) work, ensuring seamless service scaling and managing deployments. Your expertise directly supports system resilience as we navigate personnel transitions and safeguard against team shortfalls.

• Develop custom logical and automation solutions using Go, Kafka, Redis, and MySQL to meet platform needs.
• Maintain and scale AWS and Kubernetes infrastructure, optimizing for reliability and performance.
• Lead traffic management and deployment processes, ensuring seamless integration and minimal downtime.
• Collaborate with the platform team to enhance service scaling capabilities, driving performance improvements.
• Contribute to networking and APM tasks to support robust, efficient platform operations.

• Proficiency in Go, Kafka, Redis, MySQL — your knowledge will be assessed.
• Experience with AWS and Kubernetes for scalable, reliable infrastructure management.
• Basic networking knowledge, specifically at the AWS level.
• Work authorization in Delhi NCR — this role is onsite.
• 2-4 years of relevant experience in backend-heavy roles.

• Knowledge of Rust or Java to offer additional language versatility.
• Experience with Python or JS for broader scripting capabilities.

• You prefer a pure DevOps role with no backend coding responsibilities.
• You lack experience with Go and rely heavily on existing solutions.
• You are unable or unwilling to work onsite in Delhi NCR.

• Round 1: Coding & Problem Solving
• Round 2: Platform Engineering
• Round 3: Managerial / Culture Fit