IoT Platform Engineer

Job Description Job Title: IoT Platform Engineer Location: Hyderabad, Telangana Duration: Full time Work Mode : Remote Job Overview: SoftClouds LLC is looking for a Full-Time IoT Platform Engineer with at least 14+ years of experience for the position of IoT Platform Engineer for our engineering team working on our enterprise-grade IoT connectivity platform. This is a hands-on development position implementing solutions across our IoT data ingestion platform and REST API services. Our platform processes telemetry data from construction and industrial equipment fleets, managing real-time data ingestion, processing, and analytics at scale. This is a production-grade system with sophisticated requirements around reliability, scalability, security, and real-time processing. Roles & Responsibilities: Technical Design & Development  Participate in the planning, architecture, and development of software solutions, integrating AI, machine learning, and data-driven features where applicable  Write high-quality code to develop and maintain scalable, high-performance systems, emphasizing security and long-term sustainability  Design and implement event-driven architectures using DynamoDB Streams, EventBridge, SQS, and Kinesis  Build serverless microservices with AWS Lambda and container-based services with ECS/Fargate  Develop RESTful APIs using API Gateway with proper authentication, rate limiting, and caching strategies  Optimize system performance across the entire stack including JVM tuning, connection pooling, and query optimization  Drive deployment, monitoring, and continuous improvement of systems including AI models and analytics components Collaboration  Conduct code reviews and establish coding standards across multiple repositories  Drive technical decision-making and evangelize best practices for cloud-native development  Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product managers, solution architects, data scientists, and external vendors  Coordinate cross-team initiatives and integrations, driving dependency resolution and risk mitigation  Participate actively in Agile ceremonies and PI Planning  Lead knowledge sharing around emerging technologies, AWS services, and IoT patterns Project & Process Management  Collaborate with stakeholders to integrate solutions into broader systems and workflows  Monitor project progress, mitigate risks, and ensure timely, high-quality delivery  Handle incident response and production support coordination  Provide technical estimates and capacity planning Troubleshooting & Optimization  Troubleshoot performance, scalability, and security issues across distributed systems and data pipelines  Continuously optimize system architecture, deployment pipelines, and infrastructure costs  Implement best practices in monitoring, serviceability, and operational excellence (CloudWatch, X-Ray, structured logging)  Manage technical debt and drive system modernization efforts Strategic & Architectural Guidance  Contribute to the organization’s long-term technical vision, emphasizing scalable architecture and responsible adoption of emerging technologies  Architect solutions across multiple repositories and AWS services  Make key architectural decisions regarding hybrid serverless/container architectures  Ensure all code and infrastructure align with internal standards and security requirements  Stay informed of industry trends, research, and emerging innovations in IoT, edge computing, and cloud technologies Requirements Required experience:  14+ years of professional software engineering experience with a proven track record of delivering scalable, reliable systems  6+ years of hands-on AWS experience building multi-service architectures  5+ years in technical leadership or lead developer roles  3+ years managing or mentoring engineering teams  2+ years working with IoT platforms, real-time data systems, or telemetry processing Required skills:  AWS services like Lambda, API Gateway, AWS IoT Core, Dynamo DB, Open Search service, SQS/SNS, Glue, Kinesis, RedShift, ECS / Far-gate, Step functions, EventBridge, CloudWatch, Systems Manager, S3 Data Lakes, Secrets Manager, X-Ray, CloudFormation/SAM, IAM, VPC, Network Load Balancer  Proficiency in Java 17+ (5+ years of hands-on experience)  Proficiency in Spring Boot 3.x.  Proficiency in AWS SDK for Java v2  Proficiency in Lombok  Proficiency in Lambda PowerTools  Strong knowledge of Python 3 for AWS Glue/PySpark ETL jobs and Python Shell Scripts  Proficiency in boto3 SDK for AWS service interactions  Proficiency in SQL  Proficiency in OpenSearch Query DSL  Proficiency in building RESTful APIs  Proficiency in API Gateway Patterns, Caching strategies, Rate Limiting & Quotas, OpenSearch Integration  Strong knowledge in OAuth2, JWT Tokens, API Keys, IAM-based auth  Proven experience with Docker, Maven, Make, AWS ECR, WSL2 and Git  Proven experience with Architecture Patterns like Event-Driven Architecture, Serverless Architecture, CQRS pattern, Stream processing, ETL pipelines, Microservices Architecture, Circuit Breaker Pattern, Retry Pattern, Dead Letter Queue Pattern, Queue-Based Load Leveling, Multi-Tenancy Patterns  Strong Knowledge in IoT & Protocols like MQTT, UDP, Binary Protocol, Device Management, Telematics Domain  Proven experience with Unit Testing (Junit 5), Mocking, Integration testing, Load testing, Contract testing  Proven experience with Log4j2, X-Ray, Trace Analysis, Service Map, CloudWatch custom metrics, business KPIs, SLI/SLO Tracking  Must be able to apply SDLC concepts and Agile Scrum methodologies.  Experience with multi-environment deployment strategies  Ability to write clean, maintainable, and testable code.  Experience with CI/CD with GitHub Actions  Excellent communication and collaboration skills.  Has a proven track record of delivering solid, robust applications.  Configure IDE and web application server for remote debugging.  Conceptual design of technical solutions providing a framework for detailed design.  Understanding of the unique business and technical requirements on each of our engagements to facilitate both communications and the most appropriate solution design.  Detailed design, development and unit / integration testing utilizing the appropriate methodologies, technology, and tools.  Ability to produce client deliverables such as detailed design documentation, unit test plans and well documented code and ensure deliverables are of the highest quality to promote client satisfaction.  The candidate should also possess strong oral and written communication, problem-solving skills and should be a team player.  Knowledge of current technologies and application software development.  Enthusiasm, attention to detail, and ability to work on a variety of projects are necessary.  This position also requires excellent time management skills. Preferred/Desired:  Proficiency in Groovy for scripting and utilities  Proficiency in Binary Protocol parsing  Proven experience with Data Engineering and Analytics like Snowflake, Liquibase, Apache Spark/PySpark  Analytical and problem-solving skills are required.  Familiarity with security standards and best practices in application development.  Knowledge of encryption techniques.  Knowledge of Linux Education:  Requires a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in engineering preferable Computer Science/Engineering.