Introduction

Job Title:

Lead Platform Engineer

Overview:

SymphonyAI is seeking a Lead Platform Engineer to join our Cloud Platform Infrastructure Enablement (CIE) team. As a senior member, you will design, build, and evolve scalable platform capabilities that empower development teams to efficiently build, deploy, and operate applications. You will work closely with engineering, SRE, and product teams to define platform standards, drive automation, and enhance the developer experience.

This role is critical for building backend platform services and APIs, enabling self-service infrastructure and developer workflows, and advancing the future of platform engineering and internal developer platforms.

Job Description

Responsibilities:

Design and develop backend platform services and APIs using FastAPI (Python) and/or Java (Spring Boot or similar), ensuring scalable, secure, and well-documented RESTful interfaces
Architect and lead the development of Kubernetes-based platform solutions (AKS/EKS) focused on scalability, reliability, and security




Implement infrastructure automation with Terraform and follow Infrastructure as Code best practices
Define and standardize CI/CD pipelines, GitOps workflows, and deployment frameworks across the organization
Build and evolve internal developer platforms, including self-service provisioning, golden paths, and reusable templates
Develop and manage data models and persistence layers using PostgreSQL and/or MongoDB for platform services
Drive platform capabilities through well-defined APIs to enable automation, integrations, and extensibility
Collaborate with frontend teams or contribute directly to full-stack development for internal developer portals and platform tools (nice-to-have)
Lead platform architecture decisions, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards and best practices
Collaborate with SRE teams to embed observability, reliability, and operational excellence into the platform
Mentor engineers and promote engin

📌 Senior Platform Engineer (Bengaluru)
🏢 SymphonyAI
📍 Bengaluru