Lead Platform Engineer

Agileengine; Chennai District; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work & Local connection: Work

Legal presence in India: Compliance

Competitive Compensation in INR

Innovative Projects

Job summary

Agileengine in Chennai, India is seeking a Lead Platform Engineer to drive architecture, evolution, and operational excellence of a large-scale cloud-native platform on AWS. You will design core capabilities with Kubernetes, Terraform, and AWS services while owning platform reliability and developer experience across product teams.

This role combines hands-on technical leadership with mentoring, architectural governance, and continuous platform improvement.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of software engineering with leadership experience.
• Hands-on AWS production platform design and operation.
• Platform capabilities to boost developer productivity and experience.
• Deep AWS expertise: EC2, Auto Scaling, EKS, ECS, Lambda, VPC, ALB, NLB, Route53, PrivateLink, EBS, EFS, S3, IAM, KMS, Secrets Manager.
• Strong Kubernetes production experience.
• Experience IaC with Terraform or equivalents.
• Logging/monitoring/observability with CloudWatch/CloudTrail.
• Cost optimization for AWS infrastructure.
• Proficient in Java, Python, or Go.
• Understanding of distributed systems, cloud networking, scalable, highly available architectures.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication skills.
• Ability to work independently with distributed teams.
• Upper-intermediate English level.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and evolve cloud platform capabilities following best practices.
• Lead design and implementation of scalable, resilient platform services.
• Prototype and validate architectural solutions for future development.
• Own long-term evolution of the platform for reliability and developer experience.
• Mentor engineers and promote engineering excellence.
• Review code focusing on architecture, security, and quality.
• Drive refactoring, performance optimization, and debt reduction.
• Communicate designs via docs and diagrams.
• Collaborate with product/engineering stakeholders on opportunities and trade-offs.

Skills

12+ years experience

AWS platform design

Kubernetes

Java/Python/Go

Distributed Systems

English (upper‑intermediate)

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

CloudWatch/CloudTrail

AWS services

Job description

About the role

We are looking for a Lead Platform Engineer to drive the architecture, evolution, and operational excellence of a large-scale cloud-native platform on AWS. You will design and build core platform capabilities using Kubernetes, Terraform, and a deep AWS services stack, including EKS, ECS, Lambda, and VPC, while owning platform reliability, scalability, and developer experience across multiple product engineering teams. The role combines hands‑on technical leadership with mentoring, architectural governance, and continuous platform improvement. This is an on‑site position based in Chennai, India.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and evolve cloud platform capabilities following engineering best practices while leveraging AI‑assisted development tools where appropriate;
• Lead the design and implementation of scalable, resilient, and maintainable platform services;
• Prototype and validate architectural solutions to establish a solid technical foundation for future platform development;
• Own the long‑term evolution of the platform, ensuring consistency, scalability, operational excellence, and an outstanding developer experience;
• Own the technical health of the platform, including reliability, scalability, performance, quality, and engineering velocity;
• Perform code reviews focused on architecture, maintainability, security, and implementation quality;
• Drive continuous improvements through refactoring, performance optimization, and technical debt reduction;
• Mentor software engineers by promoting engineering best practices, technical excellence, and knowledge sharing;
• Identify technical bottlenecks and lead initiatives that improve engineering effectiveness and developer productivity;
• Partner with product and engineering stakeholders to evaluate technical opportunities, trade‑offs, and implementation constraints;
• Evaluate and adopt emerging technologies, cloud services, and engineering practices that strengthen the platform;
• Communicate technical designs through documentation, architecture diagrams, design reviews, and technical discussions;
• Contribute to technical documentation and long‑term engineering knowledge sharing.

Must haves

• 12+ years of professional software engineering experience, including significant technical leadership experience;
• Strong hands‑on experience designing, building, and operating AWS-based production platforms;
• Experience designing platform capabilities that improve developer productivity and developer experience;
• Deep expertise with AWS services, including EC2, Auto Scaling, EKS, ECS, Lambda, VPC, ALB, NLB, Route 53, PrivateLink, EBS, EFS, S3, IAM, KMS, and Secrets Manager;
• Strong production experience with Kubernetes;
• Strong experience implementing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or equivalent technologies;
• Experience implementing logging, monitoring, and observability solutions using CloudWatch, CloudTrail, or similar tools;
• Experience analyzing, optimizing, and managing AWS infrastructure costs;
• Strong programming experience with Java, Python, or Go;
• Strong understanding of Distributed Systems, cloud networking, scalability, and highly available architectures;
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and problem‑solving skills;
• Strong written and verbal communication skills;
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across distributed engineering teams;
• Upper‑intermediate English level.

Nice to haves

• Experience building internal platform services or developer platforms;
• Experience with cloud security best practices and compliance frameworks;
• Experience improving developer experience through platform automation and self‑service tooling;
• Experience leading architectural initiatives spanning multiple engineering teams;
• Experience implementing AI‑assisted software development practices;
• Experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines;
• Experience with Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles;
• Experience contributing to technical documentation, architecture standards, and engineering knowledge bases.

Perks and benefits

• Remote work & Local connection: Work where you feel most productive and connect with your team in periodic meet‑ups to strengthen your network and connect with other top experts.
• Legal presence in India: We ensure full local compliance with a structured, secure work environment tailored to Indian regulations.
• Competitive Compensation in INR: Fair compensation in INR with dedicated budgets for your personal growth, education, and wellness.
• Innovative Projects: Leverage the latest tech and create cutting‑edge solutions for world‑recognized clients and the hottest startups.