Platform Engineer

Jobtailor; California (MO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a Platform Engineer to design and implement core platform services, APIs, and infrastructure components. You will work across data services, authentication, and integration frameworks while maintaining high reliability and secure coding practices.

You will fix complex platform issues, contribute to API specifications, and collaborate with security/compliance teams to meet regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• 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.

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.
• 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.
• 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.

Skills

Platform development

API design

Enterprise integration

SOA / microservices

Agile methods

Cross-functional collaboration

Testing / quality

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Job description

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
• 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
• 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

Requirements

• 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