Senior Platform Engineer, Backend

Blink Ops

full-time

Posted on: 9/21/2025

Origin: • 🇮🇱 Israel

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AWSAzureCloudDistributed SystemsDNSDockerGoGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaKafkaKubernetesLinuxMicroservicesNoSQLPythonRabbitMQSQLTerraform

About the role

Design, develop, and test cloud-native microservices and backend components with high standards of scalability, reliability, and security
Own key areas of the platform's infrastructure and contribute to the architecture of enterprise-grade systems
Collaborate with engineering and product teams to translate business needs into robust technical solutions
Work across a modern tech stack including cloud services, Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines
Drive best practices in code quality, system design, observability (logs, metrics, tracing), and testing
Stay up to date with emerging technologies and help evaluate tools that support platform evolution
Share knowledge through code reviews and technical discussions, fostering a culture of continuous improvement

5+ years of backend development experience, with a proven track record in fast-paced, production environments
Strong understanding of internet protocols and OS fundamentals (DNS, HTTP, I/O, resource management)
Hands-on experience with cloud-native architecture, including Docker, Kubernetes, and microservices
Proficiency in Go (preferred) or other backend languages such as Python, Java, or C#
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and Infrastructure-as-Code tools like Terraform or CDK
Familiarity with observability practices (logging, metrics, tracing) and designing for production reliability
Knowledge of databases (SQL & NoSQL) and message brokers (Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS); experience with distributed systems concepts is a plus