Platform Owner

Job Description

Job Description

Apply now : Platform Owner , location is Hybrid – Burbank, CA . The start date is 2 weeks from offer for this 1-year contract (potential extension and conversion) position.

Job Title : Platform Owner

Location-Type : Hybrid – Burbank, CA

Start Date Is : 2 weeks from offer

Duration : 1-year contract, (potential extension and conversion)

Compensation Range : $90-$120 / hr

Role Overview

The Platform Owner will define and lead the strategy, architecture, and delivery of a scalable Studio Economics platform. You'll oversee platform evolution, standardization, cross-team adoption, and operational excellence ensuring modular, cloud-native services power rapid and consistent product development.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

Set and evolve platform vision, roadmap, and capabilities

Lead architecture decisions aligned with enterprise standards

Partner with architects to design secure, scalable cloud-native patterns

Enable team delivery through shared APIs, CI / CD pipelines, observability tools

Track platform adoption, reuse metrics, and user feedback

Govern backlog, intake, and cross-pod platform coordination

Drive SLAs, automation, and incident reviews to ensure reliability

Must-Haves

5–10 years in platform strategy, technical product management, or enterprise architecture

Deep knowledge of AWS services : Lambda, Step Functions, AppSync, API Gateway, RDS, DynamoDB, S3, CloudFront, Cognito

Expertise in modular architecture, DDD, CI / CD, API design

Experience delivering shared platform components and driving standardization

Strong systems thinking and cross-domain platform planning

Observability tools (CloudWatch, X-Ray, OpenSearch) and operational automation

Soft Skills

Strategic mindset with hands-on leadership

Strong communication and stakeholder engagement

Collaborative, organized, and metrics-driven

Nice-to-Haves

Experience with real-time analytics and AI-readiness platforms

Prior studio / media industry experience