Senior Platform Engineer — AI-Driven Logistics & Distributed Systems

Optomi; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Optomi, in partnership with a leader in the logistics industry, seeks a Senior/Staff Platform Engineer to drive greenfield development of multiple platforms built around distributed systems and event-driven architecture. The role focuses on system design, streaming platforms, and scalable big data environments.

You will design, develop, and operate backend components, automate critical workflows, and contribute to AI-driven logistics, real-time visibility, and sustainability initiatives.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in software engineering with a strong focus on distributed systems and backend platforms.
• Proficiency in languages such as Java, Go, or Python.
• Strong understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and container orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Experience with messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ) and data stores (SQL/NoSQL).
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, monitoring tools, and incident management.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and operate distributed backend platform components
• Enable automation of critical workflows across operations
• Implement predictive analytics and AI-driven logistics for smarter asset utilization
• Optimize supply chains through real-time visibility and decision-making
• Drive sustainability initiatives through fuel efficiency and reduced emissions

Skills

Distributed systems

Backend platforms

Java

Go

Python

Cloud platforms

Kubernetes

Kafka

RabbitMQ

SQL/NoSQL

CI/CD

Monitoring

Incident management

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Docker

CI/CD tooling

Terraform

Job description

Optomi, in partnership with a leader in the logistics industry, seeks a Senior/Staff Platform Engineer to drive greenfield development of multiple platforms built around distributed systems and event-driven architecture. The role focuses on system design, streaming platforms, and scalable big data environments.

You will design, develop, and operate backend components, automate critical workflows, and contribute to AI-driven logistics, real-time visibility, and sustainability initiatives.