Platform Engineer

StockX

StockX is a Detroit-based technology leader focused on the online market for sneakers, apparel, accessories, electronics, collectibles, and more, connecting buyers and sellers using dynamic pricing mechanics.

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Cloud

Mid-Level Software Engineer

Hybrid

501 - 1,000 Employees

3+ years of experience

E-Commerce · Finance

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Description For Platform Engineer

StockX is seeking a Platform Engineer to join their Platform Engineering team in Bangalore. This role offers a unique opportunity to work on both platform and infrastructure verticals, building and maintaining world-class foundational components that enable all of StockX Engineering.

As a Platform Engineer, you'll:

Build, maintain, and improve the platform that all StockX Engineering depends on
Work with Engineering Teams, IT, and Security to discover, design, and implement new technologies and solutions
Build tools that empower all engineers to run operationally excellent services
Use cutting-edge tools like Gloo, EKS, LaunchDarkly, Terraform, Datadog, and various AWS services
Take ownership of technology decisions and solutions
Participate in on-call rotations and monitor production systems
Work on projects related to DevOps, SRE, and Cloud Architecture
Help define how engineers contribute to a robust, cohesive, low-latency API
Build tooling for cloud deployment, administration, and monitoring tasks
Mentor other software engineers

The ideal candidate will have:

3-5 years of relevant experience
Strong experience with TypeScript/JavaScript/Node.js or GoLang
Extensive knowledge of AWS services (EKS, RDS, EC2, S3, IAM, etc.)
Excellent working knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker, and Helm
Experience with CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code tools
Experience in managing RDS Databases
A strong understanding of scalable system design

This hybrid role offers the chance to work with a fast-growing company, empowering global customers to connect to culture through their passions. Join StockX and be part of a team that's building the future of e-commerce!

Last updated 7 months ago

Responsibilities For Platform Engineer

Research and implement cutting edge technology for massive scale
Take responsibility for the performance and uptime of team-owned services
Work on projects and implementations around DevOps, SRE, Cloud Architecture
Help define how engineers contribute to a robust, cohesive, low-latency API
Work autonomously and within loosely defined requirements
Work with other engineering teams to identify needs, improvements, and opportunities
Build tooling to automate routine cloud deployment, administration, and monitoring tasks
Mentor other software engineers
Build standard local/non-production environments for systems across the organization

Requirements For Platform Engineer

JavaScript

TypeScript

Node.js

Kubernetes

3-5 years of relevant experience
Strong experience with TypeScript/JavaScript/Node.js or GoLang
Extensive implementation experience of various AWS services
Excellent working knowledge on Kubernetes, docker, helm
Experience in developing and operating CI and CD pipelines
Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools, preferably terraform
Experience in managing RDS Database from database and query optimizations perspective
Experience building highly resilient and scalable services
Strong understanding of system scalability and avoiding future bottlenecks