About Red Thread Innovations Red Thread Innovations RTI is a digital innovation firm with the singular mission of building meaningful digital products that delight consumers and transform businesses Our vision is to be the global leader in digital product development with the largest portfolio of successful products that empower people worldwide to lead their best lives As a company we re a dynamic team of experienced strategists researchers designers and engineers united by a shared passion for innovation and technology Within RTI we operate through two complementary arms Innovation Advisory Partnering with leading corporations social enterprises and nonprofits to solve meaningful problems for their customers delivering measurable business value through technology-driven solutions Ventures Researching incubating and launching moonshot ideas with the potential to impact millions if not billions of people globally As a company we are an experienced team of researchers designers and engineers who are all passionate about innovation and technology We are looking for a thoughtful strategic Senior Platform Engineer to join our agile engineering team and play a critical role in shaping and evolving the backend infrastructure that powers our systems You will work closely with cross-functional teams to build scalable reliable and secure platforms that support our products and enable engineering teams to move faster and more confidently We offer you an opportunity to Lead the design development and evolution of core backend infrastructure enabling scalability reliability and high availability across services Architect and maintain robust API ecosystems including REST and or GraphQL services with a focus on reusability consistency and performance Drive technical strategy and decision-making for platform services infrastructure patterns and system design across the engineering organization Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams Product DevOps Security Frontend to design and ship scalable end-to-end solutions Improve internal developer experience through better tooling automation and platform abstractions that enable faster safer development Evaluate and implement cloud-native technologies to optimize performance observability and cost-effectiveness of backend systems Mentor and support junior and mid-level engineers fostering a culture of learning quality and engineering excellence Own and optimize CI CD pipelines and infrastructure as code ensuring consistent automated and secure deployments Proactively identify system bottlenecks scalability concerns and architectural risks and lead remediation efforts As an ideal team member you have are 5 years of experience in backend or platform engineering with a proven track record of architecting and scaling infrastructure at a systems level Deep expertise in API design and development including best practices for authentication rate limiting versioning and documentation Strong programming skills in modern backend languages e g Python Java Node js and experience working with distributed systems Hands-on experience with cloud platforms like AWS GCP or Azure including services like ECS EKS Lambda Cloud Functions or equivalent Solid foundation in infrastructure-as-code tools and CI CD platforms Strategic thinking paired with execution ability able to translate high-level technical vision into transparent actionable workstreams Excellent communication and collaboration skills with experience influencing architecture and platform decisions across teams Track record of platform ownership such as building internal tooling managing service frameworks or leading migrations refactors Security- and reliability-first mindset with familiarity in designing systems that are observable resilient and fault-tolerant Proactive and autonomous comfortable navigating ambiguity and owning projects end-to-end Traits we truly value are Intentionality We obsess over solving the right problems the right way We strive to be partners not vendors We elevate humanity through the relationships and products we build Passion We re passionate about many things - delivering outstanding digital products powered by exceptional engineering delighting our partners and users and nurturing teams that are fired up about unlocking the positive potential of technology Innovation We don t just see things as they are we see them as they can be We approach challenges with curiosity creativity and courage We have the audacity to envision possibilities beyond perceived constraints Ownership We make magic happen when we re self-motivated to show up for our teams and partners stand behind our commitments learn from our mistakes and strive for excellence Collaboration We re a team of innovators designers and engineers bound by our desire to take on meaningful challenges foster enduring partnerships deliver value to our stakeholders and bring out the best in one another Empathy We approach people and problems with utmost compassion We listen more than we talk We understand the why before the how We walk in your shoes

📌 Sr. Backend Platform Engineer (India)
🏢 Red Thread Innovations
📍 India