Sr Platform Engineer - Backend
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- USA CA San Jose 300 Santana Row
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Devops
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
- 3 years of hands-on backend or platform software engineering experience, including demonstrated success designing, developing, and operating production services used by other engineering teams.
- Required experience independently building, deploying, and operating shared backend services that other engineers or applications depend on in production, including ownership of the associated build a
- Required hands-on experience implementing authentication, authorization, or entitlement capabilities within production applications or services.
- Deep proficiency in at least one mainstream programming language, such as Python, TypeScript, Go, or Java, with demonstrated understanding of language fundamentals, design patterns, and production-qua
- Ability to quickly learn and apply new programming languages, frameworks, and technologies; familiarity with Python and TypeScript preferred.
- Strong experience with backend service development, RESTful APIs, service integration, secure application design, and distributed systems fundamentals.
- Experience working with relational databases, such as PostgreSQL or comparable technologies, including data modeling, querying, and integration with backend services.
- Hands-on experience with containers, cloud infrastructure, automated build processes, and CI/CD pipelines supporting production applications.
- Strong software engineering fundamentals, including system design, automated testing, debugging, code reviews, performance optimization, and development of reliable, maintainable services.
- Demonstrated ability to evaluate technical solutions through measurable outcomes, including automated tests, benchmarks, experiments, performance metrics, or comparative evaluations.
- Experience with event-driven architectures, messaging systems, streaming technologies, or asynchronous processing preferred.
- Familiarity with observability, monitoring, logging, and distributed tracing technologies, such as OpenTelemetry or comparable frameworks, preferred.
- Experience with cloud platforms, preferably Microsoft Azure, and associated infrastructure, deployment, and security services preferred.
- Additional experience with enterprise identity and access management, entitlement systems, or secure service-to-service communication preferred.
- Familiarity with telemetry pipelines, operational data integration, or evaluation-based release processes preferred.
- Strong analytical thinking, technical judgment, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to evaluate architectural trade-offs, prioritize practical solutions, and avoid unnecessary technical compl
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to document technical solutions, explain engineering decisions, and collaborate effectively with technical and nontechnical sta
- Demonstrated ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and deliver high-quality solutions in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with globally distributed engineering teams, external technology partners, and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Experience using AI-assisted and agentic development tools to improve engineering productivity, or a strong willingness to incorporate these technologies into daily development practices.
- Prior experience with AI, large language models, or agentic systems is not required; strong backend engineering fundamentals and the ability to learn emerging technologies are essential.
- No professional certifications or licenses required.
Full description
Overview
Baker Tilly is a leading advisory, tax and assurance firm, providing clients with a genuine coast-to-coast and global advantage in major regions of the U.S. and in many of the world’s leading financial centers – New York, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP (Baker Tilly) provide professional services through an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and applicable laws, regulations and professional standards. Baker Tilly US, LLP is a licensed independent CPA firm that provides attest services to its clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities provide tax and business advisory services to their clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities are not licensed CPA firms.
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Job Description:
Baker Tilly is seeking a SrPlatform Engineer — Backend to join the founding team of the firm's AI Product Group (APG), supporting the development and operation of shared platform services that power AI applications and intelligent agents across the organization. This hands-on engineering role is responsible for designing, building, and maintaining scalable, secure, and reliable backend services, APIs, runtime components, and integration capabilities that support both internally developed and third-party AI solutions. The position plays a critical role in establishing foundational platform capabilities, including identity and access management, enterprise data connectivity, telemetry, and production infrastructure, while ensuring solutions are flexible, maintainable, and aligned with enterprise technology standards.