Senior Platform Engineer - AWS, Kubernetes & AI-native

Agileengine; Bogotá ciudad; Hybrid; COP 133,920,000 - 200,880,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional growth

Competitive USD-based compensation

A selection of exciting projects

Flextime

Job summary

AgileEngine in Bogota, DC, is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to design, build, and scale core infrastructure supporting rapid company growth. You will manage AWS and Kubernetes resources, work with service meshes, and apply AI-native tooling to keep systems performant and secure.

Ideal candidates bring 4+ years in Python/TypeScript server development, 3+ years API design, 2+ years AWS/Kubernetes, and experience with LLMs and SDLC AI-native workflows.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of server development in Python or TypeScript.
• 3+ years of API design and development (REST/gRPC).
• 2+ years with AWS and Kubernetes; experience with service mesh tech.
• 2+ years building advanced architectural components (registry, streaming, cache).
• 6+ months with LLMs, prompt engineering, or AIOps tooling.
• 6+ months of SDLC AI-native usage (Claude Code, Claude Cowork, etc.).
• Excellent communication and ownership mindset.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable platform services to support growth.
• Measure, monitor, and optimize system performance; fix bottlenecks.
• Manage cloud resources and service boundaries; ensure security.
• Implement best practices to optimize development efficiency.
• Communicate updates, risks, and status to leadership.

Skills

Python/TypeScript server development

API design (REST/gRPC)

AWS & Kubernetes

Service mesh & Istio/Linkerd/Cilium

Advanced architectural components

LLMs/AIOps tooling

Claude Code/SDLC AI-native usage

Tools

Istio

Linkerd

Cilium

Job description

AgileEngine is an Inc. 5000 company that creates award-winning software for Fortune 500 brands and trailblazing startups across 17+ industries. We rank among the leaders in areas like application development and AI/ML, and our people-first culture has earned us multiple Best Place to Work awards.

WHY JOIN US

If you're looking for a place to grow, make an impact, and work with people who care, we'd love to meet you!

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for a Senior Platform Engineer to build and scale core infrastructure that supports rapid company growth. This person designs reliable platform services, manages cloud resources on AWS and Kubernetes, and works with service mesh technologies to keep systems performant and secure. Comfort with distributed architecture and AI-native development tooling rounds out the role.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

- Design, build, and maintain scalable and reliable platform services to support company growth.

- Measure, monitor, and optimize system performance, identifying bottlenecks and implementing infrastructure-level improvements.

- Manage cloud resources and service boundaries, ensuring security and operational excellence.

- Implement best practices, methodologies, and tools to optimize the development process and increase efficiency.

- Communicate effectively with stakeholders, including senior leadership, to provide updates on project status, risks, and issues.

MUST HAVES

- 4+ years of server development in Python or TypeScript.

- 3+ years of experience with API design and development, including REST/gRPC.

- 2+ years of experience with AWS and Kubernetes, with experience in Service Mesh technologies such as Istio, Linkerd, Cilium, etc.

- 2+ years of experience building advanced architectural components, such as service registry, streaming, event bus, distributed caching, federated/polyglot persistence, etc.

- 6+ months of experience working with LLMs, prompt engineering, harness engineering, or AIOps tooling.

- 6+ months of SDLC AI-native usage via Claude Code, Claude Cowork, or similar.

- Excellent communication skills, the ability to learn on the fly, and a desire for ownership.

PERKS AND BENEFITS

- Professional growth: Accelerate your professional journey with mentorship, TechTalks, and personalized growth roadmaps.

- Competitive compensation: We match your ever-growing skills, talent, and contributions with competitive USD-based compensation and budgets for education, fitness, and team activities.

- A selection of exciting projects: Join projects with modern solutions development and top-tier clients that include Fortune 500 enterprises and leading product brands.

- Flextime: Tailor your schedule for an optimal work-life balance, by having the options of working from home and going to the office – whatever makes you the happiest and most productive.

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