Lead Platform Engineer ID77770

AgileEngine is an Inc. 5000 company that creates award-winning software for Fortune 500 brands and trailblazing startups across 17+ industries. We rank among the leaders in areas like application development and AI/ML, and our people-first culture has earned us multiple Best Place to Work awards. WHY JOIN US If you're looking for a place to grow, make an impact, and work with people who care, we'd love to meet you! ABOUT THE ROLE We are looking for a Lead Platform Engineer to drive the architecture, evolution, and operational excellence of a large-scale cloud-native platform on AWS. You will design and build core platform capabilities using Kubernetes, Terraform, and a deep AWS services stack, including EKS, ECS, Lambda, and VPC, while owning platform reliability, scalability, and developer experience across multiple product engineering teams. The role combines hands-on technical leadership with mentoring, architectural governance, and continuous platform improvement. This is an on-site position based in Chennai, India. WHAT YOU WILL DO - Design, develop, and evolve cloud platform capabilities following engineering best practices while leveraging AI-assisted development tools where appropriate; - Lead the design and implementation of scalable, resilient, and maintainable platform services; - Prototype and validate architectural solutions to establish a solid technical foundation for future platform development; - Own the long-term evolution of the platform, ensuring consistency, scalability, operational excellence, and an outstanding developer experience; - Own the technical health of the platform, including reliability, scalability, performance, quality, and engineering velocity; - Perform code reviews focused on architecture, maintainability, security, and implementation quality; - Drive continuous improvements through refactoring, performance optimization, and technical debt reduction; - Mentor software engineers by promoting engineering best practices, technical excellence, and knowledge sharing; - Identify technical bottlenecks and lead initiatives that improve engineering effectiveness and developer productivity; - Partner with product and engineering stakeholders to evaluate technical opportunities, trade-offs, and implementation constraints; - Evaluate and adopt emerging technologies, cloud services, and engineering practices that strengthen the platform; - Communicate technical designs through documentation, architecture diagrams, design reviews, and technical discussions; - Contribute to technical documentation and long-term engineering knowledge sharing. MUST HAVES - 12+ years of professional software engineering experience, including significant technical leadership experience ; - Strong hands-on experience designing, building, and operating AWS-based production platforms ; - Experience designing platform capabilities that improve developer productivity and developer experience; - Deep expertise with AWS services, including EC2, Auto Scaling, EKS, ECS, Lambda, VPC, ALB, NLB, Route 53, PrivateLink, EBS, EFS, S3, IAM, KMS, and Secrets Manager ; - Strong production experience with Kubernetes ; - Strong experience implementing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or equivalent technologies ; - Experience implementing logging, monitoring, and observability solutions using CloudWatch, CloudTrail, or similar tools ; - Experience analyzing, optimizing, and managing AWS infrastructure costs; - Strong programming experience with Java, Python, or Go ; - Strong understanding of Distributed Systems, cloud networking, scalability, and highly available architectures ; - Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills; - Strong written and verbal communication skills; - Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across distributed engineering teams; - Upper-intermediate English level. NICE TO HAVES - Experience building internal platform services or developer platforms; - Experience with cloud security best practices and compliance frameworks; - Experience improving developer experience through platform automation and self-service tooling; - Experience leading architectural initiatives spanning multiple engineering teams; - Experience implementing AI-assisted software development practices; - Experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines; - Experience with Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles; - Experience contributing to technical documentation, architecture standards, and engineering knowledge bases. PERKS AND BENEFITS - Remote work & local connection : Work where you feel most productive and connect with your team in periodic meet-ups. - Legal presence in India : Full local compliance and structured work environment. - Competitive compensation in INR : Dedicated budgets for growth, education, and wellness. - Innovative projects : Work with modern technologies and global clients.