Senior Platform Engineer

Eightelevengroup; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 186,252,000 - 229,233,000; Full time

Job summary

Eightelevengroup in New York, NY is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to design, build, and scale backend services that power an enterprise data platform. This hybrid, contract-to-hire role offers hands-on work in platform systems, infrastructure, and operational tooling within a collaborative, mentorship-driven team.

You will use Node.js and TypeScript to develop APIs, contribute to a modular service-oriented architecture, and improve CI/CD pipelines, testing, and governance integrations

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Proficiency in Node.js and TypeScript.
• Experience building backend services or distributed systems.
• Familiarity with unit and integration testing.
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and modern development workflows.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain backend services and APIs using Node.js and TypeScript.
• Support the development of modular, service-oriented architecture for data ingestion, transformation, and access.
• Integrate platform services with data contracts, schema validation, metadata, lineage, and governance systems.
• Write clean, testable code with an emphasis on unit and integration testing.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows.
• Participate in design and code reviews, learning and applying engineering best practices.
• Debug and troubleshoot issues in development and production environments.
• Collaborate with engineers across platform, data, and governance teams.

Skills

Node.js

TypeScript

API development

Backend services

Distributed systems

Testing

CI/CD

Job description

Senior Platform Engineer

New York, New York

Hybrid role (Contract-to-hire)

$65 - $80 per hour

ABOUT THE ROLE

Join a centralized Data Platforms team within a Fortune Broadcast Media & Entertainment organization in New York, NY. As a Senior Platform Engineer, you will play a key role in developing backend services and core platform components that power an enterprise-scale data platform. This hands-on engineering opportunity is ideal for professionals seeking to build a strong foundation in software engineering while advancing expertise in platform systems, infrastructure, and operational tooling. You will work in a collaborative environment focused on learning, mentorship, and technical growth, supporting high-impact data and content delivery use cases.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Design, build, and maintain backend services and APIs using Node.js and TypeScript
• Support the development of modular, service-oriented architecture for data ingestion, transformation, and access
• Integrate platform services with data contracts, schema validation, metadata, lineage, and governance systems
• Write clean, testable code with an emphasis on unit and integration testing
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows
• Participate in design and code reviews, learning and applying engineering best practices
• Debug and troubleshoot issues in development and production environments
• Collaborate with engineers across platform, data, and governance teams

WHAT YOU BRING

• 5+ years of software engineering experience
• Proficiency in Node.js and TypeScript (or similar backend technologies)
• Understanding of object-oriented design, basic design patterns, and API/service development
• Experience building or contributing to backend services or distributed systems
• Familiarity with testing practices, including unit and integration testing
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and modern development workflows
• Strong willingness to learn, ask questions, and take ownership of work
• Comfortable working in a collaborative, fast-moving environment

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU

• Opportunity to build a strong technical foundation on an enterprise-scale data platform
• Hands-on exposure to backend systems, platform engineering, and data infrastructure
• Ability to grow into broader platform ownership and technical responsibility over time
• Collaborative engineering environment focused on learning and mentorship
• Experience supporting high-impact data and content delivery use cases

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