Senior Platform Engineer

About US: We are a company that provides innovative, transformative IT services and solutions. We are passionate about helping our clients achieve their goals and exceed their expectations. We strive to provide the best possible experience for our clients and employees. We are committed to continuous improvement and innovation, and we are always looking for ways to improve our services and solutions. We believe in working collaboratively with our clients and employees to achieve success.

DS Technologies Inc is looking for Senior Platform Engineer role for one of our premier clients.


Job Title: Senior Platform Engineer
Location: Sunrise, FL (Onsite)
Position Type: Contract
Only W2


Job Description:


We are seeking an experienced Senior Platform Engineer with strong expertise in backend engineering, platform scalability, and DevOps automation. The ideal candidate will excel in building platform-level systems, distributed microservices, developer productivity tools, and serverless architectures across modern cloud ecosystems.


This role requires deep technical skills in JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js, CI/CD, cloud serverless functions, and platform observability.


Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable platform-level backend systems and microservices.
• Build APIs and backend services using Node.js with frameworks like Fastify or Express.
• Architect and implement serverless solutions using AWS Lambda, Azure Functions, or similar platforms.
• Develop robust CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and GitHub Workflows.
• Implement authentication, authorization, and other security best practices for backend systems.
• Design and maintain REST APIs following modern API design principles.
• Work on observability and telemetry, integrating tools such as OpenTelemetry, Datadog, Prometheus, or Grafana.
• Build scalable API gateways, implement rate-limiting, and manage service orchestration.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to enhance developer productivity and internal platform reliability.

Required Skills:

• Deep expertise in JavaScript, TypeScript, and Node.js.
• Strong experience with backend frameworks like Fastify or Express.
• Proven background in microservices architecture and distributed systems.
• Hands-on experience building CI/CD using GitHub Actions.
• Strong knowledge of serverless architectures (AWS Lambda, Azure Functions).
• Expertise in designing RESTful APIs.
• Strong understanding of backend security best practices (auth, IAM, data protection).
• Experience with observability/monitoring tools:
  
  OpenTelemetry, Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana.
• Experience scaling platform systems, implementing API gateways, rate limiting, service orchestration.

Bonus / Preferred Skills:

• Understanding of AI platform concepts like:
  
  
  • Model Context Protocol (MCP)
  • Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and container orchestration.
• Familiarity with Terraform or other Infrastructure-as-Code tools.
• Experience in developer platform engineering or internal developer tools.