Lead Platform Engineer

We are looking for a Lead Platform Engineer to work for our client. The ideal candidate aligns with the responsibilities and qualifications outlined below.

This is a great opportunity for a hands on engineer to build the shared tools, automation, and services that help developers move faster, with room to explore AI enabled engineering, in a hybrid role based in Columbus, OH.

Responsibilities

Design and build reusable APIs, frameworks, and engineering tools that other development teams depend on

Develop automation and shared services that reduce manual effort and speed up delivery

Help shape an internal developer platform that makes common engineering tasks simple and consistent

Create and maintain CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation across cloud environments

Build and run cloud native solutions on AWS

Explore practical uses of AI assisted development tools, LLM integrations, AI agents, RAG, and MCP to streamline engineering workflows

Work with application teams to understand their pain points and turn them into platform improvements

Document platform capabilities and promote engineering best practices across teams

Guide and mentor other engineers on platform direction and technical decisions

Qualifications

Holds at least one of the following certifications: AWS Cloud Practitioner, Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900), or Google Cloud Digital Leader

2-5 years of hands on programming experience with modern languages

Experience building reusable APIs, frameworks, or engineering tools

Background developing scalable automation solutions, shared services, or internal developer platforms

Hands on experience with AWS, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and cloud native technologies

Experience with or exposure to AI assisted development tools, LLM integrations, AI agents, RAG, MCP, or intelligent workflow automation

Clear communicator who enjoys partnering with other engineering teams

What Our Client Offers

A chance to build tools that make fellow engineers faster and watch them get adopted across the organization

Real room to experiment with AI agents, RAG, and MCP based workflows

Autonomy to influence the platform's roadmap and technical direction

A team that values well designed, reusable engineering over quick one off fixes #J-18808-Ljbffr