Platform Engineer

Key Responsibilities :

Common Accountabilities :

- Demonstrate specialized depth and breadth of expertise within platform engineering.

- Provide expert technical guidance, promote innovation, and formally mentor and train less experienced engineers.

- Maintain a broad understanding of the technology landscape to improve efficiency and recommend best practices.

- Translate engineering strategy into actionable plans, defining and monitoring team goals.

- Work independently with minimal supervision, coordinating teams or projects as required.

- Act as a quality, best-practices, and governance champion across engineering teams.

Specific Accountabilities :

Technical Excellence :

- Define and enforce best practices for: Code quality Secure coding standards , Non-functional requirements : Code reviews, refactoring, and unit testing

- Drive adoption and continuous improvement of development tools and environments.

- Promote standardization of tools to avoid duplication and improve efficiency.

- Champion Agile and DevOps practices across teams.

- Stay ahead through continuous technology evaluation and innovation.

Continuous Improvement :

- Recommend evolution of platform components and proactively manage technical debt.

- Improve engineering delivery quality through process and architecture enhancements.

- Provide actionable recommendations for engineering and delivery process improvements.

Team Building & Knowledge Sharing :

- Build strong cross-functional and technical teams.

- Actively mentor and coach junior engineers through feedback, guidance, and hands-on support.

- Contribute to R&D cultural transformation and talent development initiatives.

- Participate in Principal Engineer (PE) community forums and knowledge-sharing events.

- Define and deliver technical training programs aligned with skill levels.

Ideal Candidate Profile :

- 11-20 years of experience in platform engineering or related technical leadership roles.

- Strong expertise in engineering best practices, architecture, and scalable systems.

- Experience working in Agile/DevOps environments.

- Proven leadership and mentoring capabilities.

- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

- Passion for innovation, quality, and continuous improvement.