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** rolefor 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.