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Lead API Platform Engineer - 84.51
Devops Engineer
Lead the design, build and scaling of a high‑performance API platform using Node.js and Python on AWS, orchestrated with Docker and Kubernetes, to power data‑driven retail insights and media solutions.
About the role
Key Responsibilities
- Architect and develop scalable REST/GraphQL APIs that expose retail data and insights to internal and external partners.
- Lead a small team of engineers, mentoring best practices in code quality, testing, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Design and maintain cloud infrastructure on AWS, leveraging services such as Lambda, API Gateway, RDS, and S3.
- Implement containerization with Docker and orchestrate deployments using Kubernetes, ensuring high availability and zero‑downtime releases.
- Collaborate with data science, product, and media teams to translate business requirements into robust API solutions.
Requirements
- 5+ years of professional experience building production‑grade APIs in Node.js and/or Python.
- Strong background in AWS services, Docker, and Kubernetes.
- Experience with API design patterns, versioning, and security best practices.
- Excellent problem‑solving skills and a passion for clean, maintainable code.
- Effective communication skills and ability to work cross‑functionally in a fast‑paced environment.
Skills
nodejspythonawsdockerkubernetes