Platform Engineer

Tech SMCSquared GCC; Hyderabad; Hybrid; INR 1,400,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

AssetMark in Hyderabad seeks a Platform Engineer to build foundational platform components, APIs, and services powering our product ecosystem. You will contribute to secure, scalable, and reliable infrastructure and data services across regions.

You will collaborate with India and US teams in a hybrid model, participate in DevOps and CI/CD practices, and help define platform patterns for microservices, data governance, and secure coding standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field
• 3-6 years of software engineering experience with focus on platform or infrastructure development
• Experience building APIs, services, or platform components
• Understanding of enterprise integration patterns and service-oriented architecture
• Experience with agile development methodologies and cross-functional collaboration

Responsibilities

• Implement platform services, APIs, and infrastructure components independently
• Develop and maintain core platform capabilities including data services, authentication, and integration frameworks
• Handle complex platform-level bug fixes and participate in incident remediation for foundational systems
• Write comprehensive tests for platform components and ensure high reliability standards
• Implement secure coding practices with focus on enterprise-grade security and compliance
• Contribute to technical specifications for platform APIs and service interfaces
• Implement solutions for complex integration challenges between systems and external partners
• Design and build reusable platform components that serve multiple applications
• Identify and address performance bottlenecks in platform services
• Evaluate and recommend technical approaches for platform-level challenges
• Work with data modeling, master data management, and enterprise data governance
• Implement canonical source-of-truth data systems and ensure data integrity
• Contribute to service-oriented architecture patterns and microservices design
• Support cloud-native architectures and infrastructure-as-code principles
• Participate in DevOps practices and CI/CD pipeline development
• Work closely with application engineering teams to understand platform requirements
• Provide technical guidance on platform service adoption and best practices
• Collaborate with security and compliance teams on regulatory requirements
• Communicate platform capabilities and constraints to stakeholders
• Document platform components and integration patterns for broader team use

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

REST APIs

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

SQL

Data modeling

DevOps

Security best practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Liquibase

SQL Server

PostgreSQL

Redis

Snowflake

Azure API Management

Azure Service Bus

Azure Event Grid

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Platform Engineer

Hyderabad, Telangana, India | Hybrid

Build technology that helps financial advisors serve their clients and grow their businesses.

About AssetMark

AssetMark is a leading wealth management platform dedicated to empowering independent financial advisors. AssetMark's mission is to enable financial advisors to make a profound difference in the lives of their clients. Over 10,000 advisors partner with AssetMark for our investment offerings, innovative technology, advanced services, and expertise, which they use to delight their clients and grow their businesses. We are an integrated team of technologists, investment professionals, and operations experts working together to advance wealth management.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a Platform Engineer to join our platform engineering team, focusing on building the foundational infrastructure, APIs, and services that power our entire product ecosystem. This role involves creating robust, scalable platform components that enable rapid application development while ensuring security, performance, and reliability across all AssetMark systems.

This role is based in Hyderabad and follows a hybrid work model. You will collaborate with colleagues across India and the United States, with reasonable working-hour overlap when needed for team ceremonies, planning, and delivery. This is an excellent change to be part of building a new Global Capability Center and shaping an engineering and product culture based on deep partnership and ownership.

Key Responsibilities

Platform Development & Infrastructure

• Implement platform services, APIs, and infrastructure components independently
• Develop and maintain core platform capabilities including data services, authentication, and integration frameworks
• Handle complex platform-level bug fixes and participate in incident remediation for foundational systems
• Write comprehensive tests for platform components and ensure high reliability standards
• Implement secure coding practices with focus on enterprise-grade security and compliance

API & Integration Design

• Contribute to technical specifications for platform APIs and service interfaces
• Implement solutions for complex integration challenges between systems and external partners
• Design and build reusable platform components that serve multiple applications
• Identify and address performance bottlenecks in platform services
• Evaluate and recommend technical approaches for platform-level challenges

Data & Architecture

• Work with data modeling, master data management, and enterprise data governance
• Implement canonical source-of-truth data systems and ensure data integrity
• Contribute to service-oriented architecture patterns and microservices design
• Support cloud-native architectures and infrastructure-as-code principles
• Participate in DevOps practices and CI/CD pipeline development

Collaboration & Enablement

• Work closely with application engineering teams to understand platform requirements
• Provide technical guidance on platform service adoption and best practices
• Collaborate with security and compliance teams on regulatory requirements
• Communicate platform capabilities and constraints to stakeholders
• Document platform components and integration patterns for broader team use

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Strong proficiency in platform technologies that make up our stack: Java, Spring Boot, Liquibase, SQL Server or Postgres, REST services with JSON payloads, Azure (e.g. API Management, Azure Service Bus, Azure Event Grid), Redis and/or Snowflake.
• Experience with API design, microservices architecture, and distributed systems
• Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Understanding of database technologies, data modeling, and enterprise data patterns
• Experience with message queues, event-driven architecture, and async processing
• Familiarity with DevOps tools, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure automation
• Understanding of security best practices for enterprise platforms
• Knowledge of financial services regulatory requirements preferred
• Ability to collaborate effectively in a hybrid, globally distributed engineering organization and communicate across technical and business teams

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical field
• 3-6 years of software engineering experience with focus on platform or infrastructure development
• Experience building APIs, services, or platform components
• Understanding of enterprise integration patterns and service-oriented architecture
• Experience with agile development methodologies and cross-functional collaboration

Why Join AssetMark?

• Build foundational platform components that enable innovation across the entire product portfolio
• Work with modern cloud-native technologies and enterprise-scale architecture
• Learn wealth management domain while developing deep platform engineering expertise
• Collaborate with experienced platform architects and engineering leaders
• Clear growth path toward senior platform engineering and architecture roles

Our Commitment

AssetMark values diversity of thought and background and is committed to building an inclusive workplace. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, including those who are traditionally underrepresented in technology.

Employment is subject to applicable local requirements and successful completion of AssetMarks hiring process.