Senior Platform Engineer

Overview

Senior Platform Engineer on NAB's Platform Engineering team, building and operating a scalable API Security Platform that lets engineering teams develop and deploy secure applications. This is a backend-focused role covering developer-facing platforms, security automation, policy enforcement and cloud-native infrastructure.

What you'll do

• Design, build, and enhance the API Security Platform, including security controls, policy engines, and developer-facing services.
• Develop scalable backend services and APIs that support enterprise-wide engineering teams.
• Implement secure-by-default patterns, frameworks, and reusable platform capabilities.
• Automate platform operations, including CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure provisioning, credential management, and certificate rotation.
• Build and maintain remediation capabilities that automate identification and resolution of security findings.
• Develop and manage security and operational policies using Policy-as-Code principles.
• Improve platform reliability through monitoring, logging, observability, alerting, and performance optimization.
• Investigate security detections, troubleshoot production issues, and continuously improve platform effectiveness.
• Collaborate with engineering teams, platform architects, and security stakeholders to deliver secure and scalable solutions.
• Contribute to cloud-native architecture, operational excellence, and continuous platform innovation.

What you'll need

• 6-12 years of experience building and operating production-grade backend applications, platforms, or developer tools at scale.
• Strong programming expertise in Python, Go, or Java with a proven ability to design, develop, test, and support production systems.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Docker, containerized workloads, and cloud-native application development.
• Strong knowledge of modern CI/CD practices and automation tooling.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform and Ansible.
• Experience working with cloud platforms, preferably AWS.
• Strong understanding of observability practices, including logging, metrics, tracing, monitoring, and alerting.
• Experience developing and managing declarative, version-controlled configurations and Policy-as-Code implementations.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex distributed systems.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in cross-functional, global engineering environments.
• Product-oriented mindset with a passion for improving developer experience and platform adoption.
• Degree in CS / SE / IS or equivalent experience.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of API security concepts, including OWASP API Top 10, OAuth 2.0, OIDC, JWT, and mTLS.
• Experience with service mesh technologies such as Istio or Envoy.
• Exposure to vulnerability management, security scanning, secure code review, or remediation platforms.
• Experience building internal developer platforms (IDPs) or large-scale engineering platforms.
• AWS, Kubernetes (CKA), or related cloud/platform certifications.
• Certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect, CKA, OSCP, or CISSP are advantageous.

Details

• Employment type: Permanent.
• Location: WeWork-Cinnabar Hills, Embassy Golf Links Business Park, Off Intermediate Ring Rd, Challaghatta, Bengaluru, India.
• Flexible working arrangements such as hybrid working are offered.