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Princeton IT Services, Inc

Platform Engineer

Princeton IT Services, Inc
Canada · Contract · Entry
Job Title: Platform Engineer

Location: Toronto, ON

Job Type: Full time contract

Department: Engineering

Reports to: Engineering Manager / DevOps Lead

Job Summary

We are seeking a skilled and proactive Platform Engineer to join our growing engineering team. In this role, you will design, build, and maintain scalable and reliable platform infrastructure to support our microservices-based applications. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with Docker, Python, MySQL, RESTful APIs, and message brokers like RabbitMQ, with a strong understanding of microservice architecture.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, and maintain infrastructure for deploying microservices using Docker containers.
  • Develop and maintain backend services using Python, adhering to scalable and maintainable coding practices.
  • Build and manage APIs following RESTful conventions.
  • Integrate and manage message brokers (e.g., RabbitMQ) for asynchronous communication between services.
  • Optimize and manage relational databases, primarily MySQL.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new platform features.
  • Ensure system scalability, reliability, and security.
  • Monitor system performance and troubleshoot issues across the stack.
  • Create and maintain clear technical documentation and system diagrams.

Required Skills And Qualifications

  • 6+ years of experience in software/platform engineering roles.
  • Strong proficiency in Python for backend development.
  • Solid experience with Docker for containerization and environment consistency.
  • In-depth knowledge of MySQL including optimization and performance tuning.
  • Experience working with message brokers like RabbitMQ, Kafka, or similar.
  • Hands-on experience with microservice architecture design and implementation.
  • Proficiency in building and consuming RESTful APIs.
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tools is a plus.
  • Understanding of system design, distributed systems, and cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure preferred).

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with Kubernetes and orchestration tools.
  • Knowledge of monitoring/logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack).
  • Background in agile development methodologies.
  • Experience with testing frameworks for Python and API testing.

Key Skills

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Posted
May 29, 2025
Type
Contract
Level
Entry
Location
Toronto
Company
Princeton IT Services, Inc

Industries

Information Technology & Services

Categories

Engineering Information Technology

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