Platform Engineer IV - Integration, Messaging Technologies

About the role

We are seeking a Senior Platform Engineer specializing in Integration and Messaging to join our dynamic team. This role plays a critical part in architecting, developing, and optimizing complex distributed messaging and streaming platforms.

Responsibilities

• Architect, develop, and optimize complex distributed messaging and streaming platforms supporting Capital Group's foundational business applications and services.
• Provide advanced engineering solutions for secure, scalable, and high-performing cloud-based systems.
• Collaborate with software and platform engineers, product managers, and stakeholders to deliver high-quality features across CG’s Internal Developer Platform product lifecycle.
• Partner with security, risk, and compliance teams to ensure robust, reliable, and innovative platform capabilities.
• Drive engineering excellence, optimize performance, and establish best practices for integration middleware and messaging solutions.
• Leverage automation, self-service enablement, and continuous improvement to enhance engineering productivity, reliability, and scale.
• Ensure compliance with approved enterprise AI platforms, security controls, and audit requirements.
• Lead and mentor a culture of excellence, focusing on problem-solving, attention to detail, and strong communication skills.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• At least 8 years of experience in platform architecture and/or systems engineering with public and private clouds.
• Extensive experience as a Full Stack Developer with OpenAPI, Swagger, REST APIs, and Java/SpringBoot, Python, REACT, Angular, and databases like PostgreSQL, DynamoDB.
• Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools, automation agents, or platform-level AI capabilities to improve engineering productivity, reliability, and scale.
• Proficiency in development and engineering practices such as GitOps, CI/CD, testing, secure coding, Git, tracing, and alerting.
• Experience with Kubernetes and AWS services like Route53, ELB, and ALB for deploying stateful geo-distributed applications.
• At least 3 years of experience with Confluent Cloud/Kafka, API Gateway, MSK, Messaging Streaming Platform, and IaC on a public cloud.
• Knowledge of enabling observability for distributed platforms and Infrastructure as Code with configuration management platforms like Terraform.
• Understanding of TLS certificate chains and the TLS security framework.
• Experience in Agile/SCRUM methodologies with a focus on product delivery.

Qualifications

• Strong passion for automation, commitment to self-service enablement, and continuous improvement mindset informed by industry trends.

Skills

• Passion for automation, commitment to self-service enablement, and continuous improvement mindset informed by industry trends.

Benefits

• Company-funded retirement contribution factoring in salary and variable pay, including bonuses.
• Generous time-away and health benefits from day one.
• Flexible work options and access to on-demand professional development resources.
• Matching gifts for charitable contributions and annual grants for organizations you love.

Pay

Charlotte Base Salary Range: $136,749 - $218,798

In addition to a highly competitive base salary, per plan guidelines, restrictions, and vesting requirements, you also will be eligible for an individual annual performance bonus, plus Capital’s annual profitability bonus, and a retirement plan where Capital contributes 15% of your eligible earnings.

You can learn more about our compensation and benefits here.

Schedule

Full-time position.

Benefits

• Generous time-away and health benefits from day one.
• Flexible work options and access to on-demand professional development resources.
• Matching gifts for charitable contributions and annual grants for organizations you love.

Capital Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer

We comply with all federal, state, and local laws prohibiting discrimination in employment based on race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including gender and gender identity), pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, AIDS/HIV status, military or veteran status, status as a victim of domestic violence, assault or stalking, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.