Lead Platform Engineer - GitLab CI/CD | IDP| Terraform | AWS

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior Platform Engineer / Developer Experience Engineer with 8+ years of hands-on experience in Platform Engineering, DevOps, Software Engineering, or related areas.

The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in GitLab CI/CD, Internal Developer Portals such as Backstage, AWS, Terraform, scripting, and observability tools . This role will focus on building scalable developer platforms, improving engineering workflows, automating infrastructure and deployments, and reducing developer friction across the organization.

The candidate should have a strong engineering and problem-solving mindset , with the ability to understand developer challenges and translate them into effective technical solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, optimize, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitLab .
• Create and manage reusable GitLab pipeline templates, components, and automation frameworks .
• Develop and enhance Internal Developer Portals (IDPs) using Backstage .
• Build developer self-service capabilities and automation to improve engineering productivity.
• Develop and maintain platform automation using Python and Bash scripting .
• Work closely with engineering teams to identify and resolve developer friction and productivity challenges .
• Translate developer requirements and pain points into scalable technical solutions.
• Automate cloud infrastructure provisioning and management using Terraform .
• Implement and maintain cloud-native solutions on AWS .
• Monitor platform and application health using observability tools, particularly Datadog .
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex CI/CD, infrastructure, deployment, and platform-related issues .
• Establish and promote engineering best practices, standards, automation, and governance.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to reduce operational overhead and improve developer experience.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to continuously improve the developer platform.

Mandatory Skills

• 8+ years of experience in Software Engineering, Platform Engineering, DevOps, SRE, or related areas.
• Strong hands-on experience with GitLab CI/CD , including:
  • CI/CD pipeline creation and optimization
  • Pipeline templates and component development
  • Repository and workflow management
• Strong programming/scripting skills in Python and Bash .
• Hands-on experience with Backstage or similar Internal Developer Portals .
• Strong development experience with TypeScript/JavaScript .
• Experience building developer workflow automation and self-service solutions .
• Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to understand and translate developer friction into technical solutions .

Preferred Skills

• Hands-on experience with AWS Cloud Services .
• Strong experience with Terraform / Infrastructure as Code (IaC) .
• Experience with Datadog or similar observability and monitoring platforms .
• Experience monitoring platform and application health.
• Knowledge of cloud security, governance, and best practices.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and cloud-native technologies.
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker .

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is a strong hands-on Platform Engineer who can combine software engineering, DevOps, cloud infrastructure, and developer experience capabilities.

They should be comfortable working across:

GitLab CI/CD Backstage / Developer Portal Python/Bash Terraform AWS Datadog Kubernetes

A strong automation mindset, debugging capability, ownership, and "can-do" attitude are essential for this role.

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