Platform Engineer - Python
First seen by Alion on Nov 4, 2026.
Key Responsibilities :
- Lead engineering initiatives from requirement analysis through production deployment.
- Build scalable applications, APIs, microservices, and reusable components.
- Design and implement enterprise-grade backend platforms and workflow automation solutions.
- Plan and track engineering activities, resolve technical blockers, and ensure timely delivery.
- Conduct technical and code reviews while maintaining engineering standards.
- Mentor engineers and support sprint planning, testing, releases, and production issues.
- Ensure solutions are secure, reliable, maintainable, observable, and scalable.
- Drive adoption of reusable frameworks, tools, and engineering best practices.
Required Experience :
- 6+ years of experience in software engineering or platform development.
- Proven experience delivering production-grade enterprise applications.
- Strong proficiency in Python, APIs, microservices, distributed systems, and SQL.
- Experience with FastAPI or similar backend development frameworks.
- Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, monitoring, and observability tools.
- Experience leading engineers, reviewing code, and mentoring team members.
- Strong problem-solving, technical communication, and stakeholder management skills.
Preferred Experience :
- Experience leading end-to-end delivery of enterprise platforms.
- Experience with workflow orchestration and automation solutions.
- Knowledge of cloud-native application design.
- Experience establishing reusable engineering standards and best practices.
Skills
Python, FastAPI, Microservices Architecture, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD Pipeline, SQL, Distributed Systems, Observability Services, Native Cloud, Application Designing