Platform Architect
Platform ArchitectRemote with TravelFull-timeCore Back End ArchitectureStrong experience architecting scalable, secure, and observable distributed systems, including microservices and event driven architectures.Proven expertise defining service architecture strategies, including APIs, data contracts, and runtime platforms across multiple teams.Deep understanding of system design fundamentals such as consistency models, caching strategies, resilience patterns, and fault tolerance.Hands on experience with at least one major backend ecosystem: Node.js/TypeScript, Java/Kotlin, .NET, Python, or Go.Strong background in operational excellence, including observability, performance tuning, incident response, and reliability engineering.Experience partnering with product, security, SRE, and data teams to translate business requirements into resilient technical solutions.AI Driven & Intelligent Platform SkillsExperience integrating or developing with LLMs and Generative AI services within enterprise platforms.Strong understanding of prompt engineering, evaluation techniques, and AI quality metrics.Experience architecting inference systems, including routing, batching, caching, and cost optimization.Ability to design intelligent service flows, including Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) and agent based architectures.Familiarity with AI safety, governance, and responsible AI principles.Experience developing AI powered platform components, such as intelligent API gateways, policy engines, or observability assistants.Knowledge of AI driven analytics and telemetry for monitoring model performance and service health.Cloud, Integration & Platform EngineeringExperience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred; Azure/GCP acceptable).Strong understanding of API gateways, service mesh, and networking fundamentals.Hands on experience with data and streaming technologies such as SQL, NoSQL, Kafka, and Redis.Experience with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, automated testing, and progressive delivery strategies.Solid grounding in security fundamentals, including threat modeling, identity, encryption, and secure by default design patterns