Lead Platform Engineer
Core
Design and evolve an enterprise API Management Platform to enable teams to design, publish, discover, and consume APIs efficiently and securely.
Role type
Lead Platform Engineer / Solution Architect (Manager level)
Builds
Scalable, self-service API management capabilities (Gateway, Discovery, DX services) for internal organization use
Domain
Financial markets infrastructure / Enterprise API Management / Cloud-native
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
API management architecture, distributed systems design, cloud-native patterns, authentication/security patterns (OAuth, OIDC), technical standards definition, platform governance, AI-assisted engineering tooling
Preferred skills
Kong/Apigee/AWS API Gateway/Azure API Management experience, OpenAPI/contract-first design, Platform Engineering practices (IaC, CI/CD), observability tooling
Technologies
Kong, Apigee, AWS API Gateway, Azure API Management, OpenAPI, GitHub Copilot, Cursor
Responsibilities
Design and evolve API Management Platform architecture; Drive strategic evolution of core platform capabilities; Define and implement reusable patterns and standards for API governance; Own runtime capabilities (auth, traffic management, rate limiting, observability); Build self-service capabilities for API producers/consumers; Act as trusted technical advisor for architectural decisions
Seniority
Manager, hands-on IC with strategic leadership
