Senior Platform Lead

About the job
This role is for one of Weekday's clients
Salary range: Rs 8000000 - Rs 17000000 (ie INR 80 - 170 LPA)
Min Experience: 5+ years
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
JobType: full-time
We are looking for an experienced and highly skilled Senior Platform Lead to lead the design, development, and evolution of robust, scalable, and high-performing technology platforms. The ideal candidate will have 5-12 years of experience in software engineering, platform engineering, distributed systems, or infrastructure, with strong expertise in building and managing large-scale systems.

Requirements
Key Responsibilities:
Lead the architecture, design, and development of scalable and resilient platform solutions
Build and maintain robust platform infrastructure that supports multiple applications, services, and engineering teams
Design solutions capable of handling high traffic, large volumes of data, and complex distributed workloads
Drive the adoption of modern platform engineering principles, tools, and best practices
Develop scalable architectures for distributed systems, microservices, APIs, cloud-native applications, and infrastructure
Identify performance bottlenecks and implement improvements to enhance system reliability, scalability, and efficiency
Establish standards for system design, deployment, observability, monitoring, security, and operational excellence
Collaborate closely with software engineers, DevOps teams, architects, and product stakeholders to understand technical requirements and deliver effective platform solutions
Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineers and help build a strong engineering culture
Lead technical discussions, architecture reviews, and design decisions for critical platform initiatives
Ensure high availability, fault tolerance, disaster recovery, and security across platform systems
Drive automation and improve developer productivity through reusable tools, services, and self-service platform capabilities
Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend suitable solutions based on business and technical requirements
Participate in troubleshooting and resolving complex production issues involving large-scale systems

Must-Have Skills:
Strong hands-on experience in Platform Engineering
Proven experience designing, building, and operating Large-Scale Systems
Strong understanding of distributed systems, scalability, reliability, availability, and fault tolerance
Experience with cloud platforms and cloud-native architectures
Strong knowledge of microservices, APIs, containers, and orchestration technologies
Experience designing systems capable of supporting high traffic and large-scale workloads
Strong understanding of system performance, capacity planning, monitoring, and observability
Experience with infrastructure automation and modern DevOps practices
Strong problem-solving and system design skills
Ability to make sound architectural decisions and manage complex technical challenges

Preferred Qualifications:
Experience working with Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code
Knowledge of cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
Experience with distributed databases, messaging systems, caching technologies, and event-driven architectures
Familiarity with security and compliance considerations in large-scale platforms
Previous experience leading technical teams or mentoring engineers
Experience 5-12 years of relevant experience in software engineering, platform engineering, infrastructure engineering, or distributed systems
Demonstrated experience working on complex, scalable, and business-critical systems