Software Engineer (Mid-Level)

The client is seeking a mid-level Software Engineer to join an Agile Scrum team focused on building and enhancing production-grade platform services and infrastructure automation. The role centers on developing backend services and APIs that enable engineering teams to provision and manage infrastructure through secure, scalable, and well-defined interfaces.

The ideal candidate has experience building production APIs using Python or Go, understands cloud infrastructure concepts, and has hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred). This role involves close collaboration with infrastructure, security, and developer experience teams to deliver reliable, compliant, and highly automated platform solutions., * Design, develop, and maintain internal platform APIs and backend services.

• Build API layers that expose infrastructure capabilities securely to internal engineering teams.
• Develop services using Python or Go that integrate with Terraform-based infrastructure automation.
• Design and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) modules using Terraform.
• Define API standards, versioning strategies, and backward compatibility.
• Implement automated testing for applications and infrastructure code.
• Build and enhance CI/CD pipelines for platform services and infrastructure automation.
• Develop and maintain Open Policy Agent (OPA) policies for security, compliance, and governance.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and improve platform reliability, scalability, and performance.
• Create technical documentation, operational runbooks, and training materials.
• Research new technologies and recommend architectural improvements.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, security, compliance, and developer experience teams.
• Participate in technology evaluations and vendor assessments.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineering teams.
• Support production environments through monitoring, alerting, and operational best practices.

• 5+ years of experience building and supporting production backend services and APIs.
• Experience developing RESTful APIs using Go or Python.
• Strong understanding of software engineering fundamentals, including:
• Data structures
• Algorithms
• Design patterns
• Clean code principles
• Code reviews
• Experience building reliable distributed services with concepts such as:
• Retries
• Idempotency
• Timeouts
• Rate limiting
• Circuit breakers
• Experience writing unit, integration, and contract tests.
• Familiarity with CI/CD automation for application development.
• Working knowledge of cloud infrastructure fundamentals, including:
• Networking
• IAM
• Compute
• Storage
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred).
• Strong troubleshooting and production debugging skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with workflow orchestration platforms such as Temporal.
• Knowledge of OpenAPI/Swagger and API contract design.
• Experience building internal developer platforms (IDPs) or platform services.
• Hands-on experience with observability tools including logging, metrics, and tracing.
• Knowledge of API security, authentication, authorization, secrets management, and audit logging.
• Experience with advanced Terraform capabilities including:
• Workspaces
• Remote state
• Module composition
• Experience with Terraform testing frameworks such as Terratest.
• Exposure to Open Policy Agent (OPA) and Policy as Code.
• Experience with CI/CD platforms (Harness preferred).
• Familiarity with Kubernetes, containers, or service mesh technologies.
• Interest in contributing to open-source platform or infrastructure projects.

Technical & Soft Skills

Technical Skills

• Python
• Go (Golang)
• REST APIs
• API Design & Development
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
• Cloud Infrastructure Fundamentals
• CI/CD Pipelines
• Infrastructure Automation
• Open Policy Agent (OPA)
• OpenAPI / Swagger
• Distributed Systems
• API Versioning
• Service Integration
• Automated Testing
• Git-based Development
• Observability (Logging, Metrics, Tracing)
• Kubernetes (Preferred)
• Containers
• Harness (Preferred)
• Terratest (Preferred)

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Excellent debugging and troubleshooting skills
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Ability to work effectively within Agile Scrum teams
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Technical leadership and mentoring
• Documentation and knowledge sharing
• Strategic thinking
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple initiatives