Our platform engineering team needs a backend-heavy Platform Engineer to address custom solution demands, with an emphasis on Go, Kafka, Redis, and MySQL. You'll tackle a mix of backend (60-70%) and DevOps (30-40%) work, ensuring seamless service scaling and managing deployments. Your expertise directly supports system resilience as we navigate personnel transitions and safeguard against team shortfalls.
What you'll do
- Develop custom logical and automation solutions using Go, Kafka, Redis, and MySQL to meet platform needs.
- Maintain and scale AWS and Kubernetes infrastructure, optimizing for reliability and performance.
- Lead traffic management and deployment processes, ensuring seamless integration and minimal downtime.
- Collaborate with the platform team to enhance service scaling capabilities, driving performance improvements.
- Contribute to networking and APM tasks to support robust, efficient platform operations.
Requirements
- Proficiency in Go, Kafka, Redis, MySQL — your knowledge will be assessed.
- Experience with AWS and Kubernetes for scalable, reliable infrastructure management.
- Basic networking knowledge, specifically at the AWS level.
- Work authorization in Delhi NCR — this role is onsite.
- 2-4 years of relevant experience in backend-heavy roles.
Nice to have
- Knowledge of Rust or Java to offer additional language versatility.
- Experience with Python or JS for broader scripting capabilities.
- Who this isn't for
- You prefer a pure DevOps role with no backend c