Platform Engineer

Synechron; Alpharetta (GA); On-site; USD 105,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Work abroad opportunities

10 days paid annual leave

Maternity & paternity leave

Medical/dental/vision/life insurance

Retirement savings plans

Udemy for Business access

Training & coaching

Job summary

Synechron is seeking a hands-on Platform Engineer with full-stack development and AI engineering expertise in Alpharetta, GA. You will own end-to-end solutions from design to production support, building secure APIs, web apps, and developer platforms for critical financial applications.

Responsibilities include CI/CD, observability, and deploying AI agents with secure APIs. Collaborate with SRE, cybersecurity, and infrastructure teams to ensure reliability and performance in a global technology

Qualifications

• Ownership of production applications or platform services from design through operational support.
• Experience designing APIs, distributed systems, asynchronous integrations, and data access (SQL/NoSQL).
• Practical experience developing LLM-enabled applications, AI agents, retrieval workflows, or AI-powered automation.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and operate production-grade APIs, backend services, web applications, and developer platforms.
• Build self-service portals, platform catalogs, reusable components, integrations, and automation across enterprise systems.
• Deliver secure, maintainable, well-tested code and own solutions across the full SDLC, including CI/CD, deployment, rollback, and documentation.
• Develop AI agents and RAG-based workflows for architecture analysis, knowledge discovery, standards validation, evidence collection, and remediation planning.
• Integrate AI solutions with enterprise APIs and tools using secure interfaces such as MCP, with governance frameworks.
• Engineer resilient, scalable systems with high availability, fault tolerance, disaster-recovery, observability, and performance testing.
• Translate architecture standards into libraries, reference implementations, automated checks, platform guidance, and guardrails.
• Identify design deviations and operational risks, support remediation tracking, and promote best practices through documentation and mentoring.

Skills

Java

Python

C#/.NET

React

TypeScript

Microservices

CI/CD

Kubernetes

Secure coding

LLM integration

Observability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

MCP integrations

Kafka

Git

Docker

Terraform

Job description

At Synechron, we believe in the power of digital to transform businesses for the better. Our global consulting firm combines creativity and innovative technology to deliver industry-leading digital solutions. Synechron’s progressive technologies and optimization strategies span end-to-end Artificial Intelligence, Consulting, Digital, Cloud & DevOps, Data, and Software Engineering, servicing an array of noteworthy financial services and technology firms. Through research and development initiatives in our FinLabs we develop solutions for modernization, from Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain to Data Science models, Digital Underwriting, mobile-first applications and more. Over the last 20+ years, our company has been honored with multiple employer awards, recognizing our commitment to our talented teams. With top clients to boast about, Synechron has a global workforce of 17,000+, and has 58 offices in 22 countries within key global markets.

We are seeking a hands-on Platform Engineer with full-stack development and AI engineering expertise.

The role focuses on building secure, scalable, and resilient platforms for critical financial applications.

The engineer will own end-to-end solutions, from design and coding through deployment, observability, and production support.

The role involves close collaboration with platform, application, SRE, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and production teams.

Additional Information*

The base salary for this position will vary based on geography and other factors. In accordance with law, the base salary for this role if filled within Alpharetta, GA is $105k - $115k/year & benefits (see below).

Key Responsibilities –

• Design, develop, test, and operate production-grade APIs, backend services, web applications, and developer platforms.
• Build self-service portals, platform catalogs, reusable components, integrations, and automation across enterprise systems.
• Deliver secure, maintainable, well-tested code and own solutions across the full SDLC, including CI/CD, deployment, rollback, and documentation.
• Develop AI agents and RAG-based workflows for architecture analysis, knowledge discovery, standards validation, evidence collection, and remediation planning.
• Integrate AI solutions with enterprise APIs and tools using secure, controlled interfaces such as MCP, with appropriate evaluation and governance frameworks.
• Engineer resilient, scalable systems using high-availability, fault-tolerance, disaster-recovery, observability, and performance-testing practices.
• Translate architecture standards into reusable libraries, reference implementations, automated checks, platform guidance, and engineering guardrails.
• Identify design deviations and operational risks, support remediation tracking, and promote best practices through documentation, mentoring, and engineering forums.

Required Qualifications

• Strong hands-on software development experience using Java, Python, C#/.NET, or comparable backend technologies.
• Experience developing user interfaces with React, Angular, TypeScript, or an equivalent modern framework.
• Demonstrated ownership of production applications or platform services, from design through operational support.
• Experience designing APIs, distributed systems, asynchronous integrations, and relational or NoSQL data access.
• Practical experience developing LLM-enabled applications, AI agents, retrieval workflows, or AI-powered automation.
• Experience with containers, Kubernetes or equivalent platforms, CI/CD, and infrastructure/configuration as code.
• Strong understanding of authentication, authorization, secrets management, secure coding, and data protection.
• Ability to diagnose application, database, network, and dependency-related performance or reliability issues.
• Strong collaboration skills and the ability to explain technical decisions and trade-offs to diverse stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Wealth Management, banking, trading, or other high-availability transaction-processing systems.
• Familiarity with API gateways such as Apigee, messaging platforms such as Kafka or MQ, and distributed caching.
• Experience with MCP integrations, agent orchestration, vector search, AI evaluation, and production AI monitoring.
• Knowledge of multi-data-center architecture, disaster recovery, SLOs, and resilience testing.
• Experience building internal developer platforms, service catalogs, policy-as-code, or automated architecture-governance capabilities.

We offer:

• A highly competitive compensation and benefits package.
• A multinational organization with 58 offices in 22 countries and the possibility to work abroad.
• 10 days of paid annual leave (plus sick leave and national holidays).
• Maternity & paternity leave plans.
• A comprehensive insurance plan including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and long-/short-term disability (plans vary by region).
• Retirement savings plans.
• A higher education certification policy.
• Commuter benefits (varies by region).
• Extensive training opportunities, focused on skills, substantive knowledge, and personal development.
• On-demand Udemy for Business for all Synechron employees with free access to more than 5000 curated courses.
• Coaching opportunities with experienced colleagues from our Financial Innovation Labs (FinLabs) and Center of Excellences (CoE) groups.
• Cutting edge projects at the world’s leading tier-one banks, financial institutions and insurance firms.
• A flat and approachable organization.
• A truly diverse, fun-loving, and global work culture.

S YNECHRON’S DIVERSITY & INCLUSION STATEMENT

Diversity & Inclusion are fundamental to our culture, and Synechron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative ‘Same Difference’ is committed to fostering an inclusive culture – promoting equality, diversity and an environment that is respectful to all. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce helps build stronger, successful businesses as a global company. We encourage applicants from across diverse backgrounds, race, ethnicities, religion, age, marital status, gender, sexual orientations, or disabilities to apply. We empower our global workforce by offering flexible workplace arrangements, mentoring, internal mobility, learning and development programs, and more.

All employment decisions at Synechron are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to the applicant’s gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.