Senior Platform Engineer - Internal Developer Platform
Core
Build and operate an Internal Developer Platform (IDP) and AI-First Delivery capabilities on Microsoft Azure to enable self-service, safe, and fast software delivery for internal engineering teams.
Role type
Senior Platform Engineer (Internal Developer Platform)
Builds
Golden paths, self-service templates, developer portal (Backstage), CI/CD pipelines, and AI agent workflows for software delivery.
Domain
Cloud Infrastructure & Platform Engineering (Microsoft Azure, Kubernetes)
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Cloud platform design, Kubernetes (AKS), Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Helm), GitOps (ArgoCD), CI/CD pipeline design, Observability (SLOs, metrics), Security/Compliance as code, Product mindset for internal tooling, AI coding assistant integration.
Preferred skills
API platform experience (Azure APIM, Apollo Federation), Developer portal experience (Backstage), Agentic/LLM tooling (MCP, GitHub Spec-Kit), InnerSource facilitation, Team Topologies/DORA expertise.
Technologies
Microsoft Azure, Kubernetes (AKS), Docker, C#/.NET, Node.js, Terraform, Helm, ArgoCD, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Azure API Management, Apollo Federation/GraphOS, n8n, Azure Entra ID, SonarQube, Azure Policy, Key Vault, NewRelic, Grafana, Backstage, Cursor AI, GitHub Spec-Kit.
Responsibilities
Design and implement golden paths and guardrails for developer self-service; Own CI/CD and GitOps strategy including migration from Azure DevOps to GitHub Actions; Provision cloud infrastructure as code with a focus on reliability and cost optimization; Improve observability and reliability by defining SLOs and reducing operational toil; Advance AI-First Delivery by building agent-ready context and governance; Set platform standards through code review, mentoring, and defining reference patterns.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities