Platform Engineer

About the Role Were seeking a highly skilled Platform Engineer with deep experience in building systems from the ground up. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys solving complex distributed-systems challenges, shaping core infrastructure, and working across both backend engineering and DevOps. You'll help design and implement scalable platform components, contribute to high-performance backend systems, and support infrastructure that enables rapid iteration and secure, reliable deployments. A strong background in Go (Golang) is essential, along with familiarity in modern cloud-native tooling. An understanding of EVM-based systems or blockchain fundamentals is a plus, but not required. Key Responsibilities Design, build, and maintain core platform components and backend services Develop scalable systems from scratch with a strong focus on performance and reliability Contribute to architecture decisions across distributed systems, APIs, and internal services Collaborate with engineering teams to design platform primitives and developer tooling Support infrastructure needs across CI/CD, observability, networking, and environment management Ensure systems are secure, maintainable, and resilient under high throughput Troubleshoot production issues and drive continuous improvement Required Skills & Experience Strong experience developing backend systems in Go Proven track record of building systems from scratch (not just maintaining existing services) Solid understanding of distributed systems, concurrency, and performance tuning Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP/Azure), containerization, and CI/CD pipelines Comfortable working across infrastructure, systems design, and backend engineering Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate in a remote-first environment Nice-to-Have Familiarity with EVM-based architectures , blockchain systems, or smart contract ecosystems Knowledge of modern networking, observability tooling, or high-performance systems For more information please contact: Joseph@techchaintalent.xyz