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Senior Platform Engineer – API | Kong, Layer7, Apigee | Atlanta, GA Hybrid

Senior Platform Engineer – API

📍 Location: Atlanta, GA (Hybrid – 3 Days Onsite / 2 Days Remote)
🏢 Industry: Information Technology / Platform Engineering
💼 Employment Type: Full-Time
🚫 Visa Sponsorship: Not Available
🚚 Relocation Assistance: None
💰 Compensation: $105,000 – $160,000 Base Salary
🎯 Experience Level: Mid-Senior (5–7+ Years)

Overview

A global enterprise organization is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer – API to join its Middleware and Platform Engineering team.

This role will focus on designing, implementing, automating, and supporting enterprise API management platforms within a complex, globally distributed environment. The successful candidate will possess deep expertise in API gateways, API lifecycle management, security frameworks, automation, and cloud-native technologies.

As a senior member of the team, you will be expected to work independently on complex initiatives, collaborate with stakeholders across multiple regions, mentor junior engineers, and contribute to the modernization and optimization of critical API platforms.

Key Responsibilities

API Platform Engineering

  • Design, implement, and maintain enterprise API management platforms.

  • Support API gateway architecture and platform modernization initiatives.

  • Develop scalable, secure, and reliable API solutions.

  • Optimize API platform performance, availability, and resiliency.

API Lifecycle Management

  • Manage API design, publishing, versioning, governance, and retirement.

  • Establish and enforce API standards and best practices.

  • Support API onboarding and developer enablement initiatives.

  • Ensure consistency across enterprise API implementations.

Automation & DevOps

  • Automate API deployment, configuration, and operational processes.

  • Integrate API platforms into CI/CD pipelines.

  • Develop automation scripts using Python, Shell, or Ansible.

  • Support infrastructure-as-code and DevOps initiatives.

Security & Compliance

  • Implement API security policies and governance controls.

  • Manage authentication and authorization frameworks.

  • Support secure API design and deployment practices.

  • Ensure compliance with enterprise security standards.

Monitoring & Performance Management

  • Monitor API performance, availability, and usage trends.

  • Analyze metrics and implement performance improvements.

  • Troubleshoot complex platform and integration issues.

  • Support proactive capacity planning and platform optimization.

Collaboration & Leadership

  • Partner with architects, developers, product teams, and business stakeholders.

  • Mentor junior engineers and contribute to technical knowledge sharing.

  • Participate in platform strategy and continuous improvement initiatives.

  • Collaborate with global teams across multiple time zones.

Required Qualifications

Experience

✔ 5+ years of experience in API platform engineering, middleware engineering, or platform operations.

✔ Experience supporting enterprise-scale API management environments.

✔ Experience working within complex, globally distributed organizations.

Must-Have Technical Skills

API Management Platforms

Strong experience with one or more of:

  • Kong

  • Broadcom Layer7

  • Google Apigee

  • Equivalent API Management Platforms

API Gateway Technologies

  • API Gateway Architecture

  • Traffic Management

  • Rate Limiting

  • API Security Policies

  • API Governance

API Lifecycle Management

  • API Design

  • API Publishing

  • API Versioning

  • API Retirement

  • API Governance Frameworks

Authentication & Security

  • OAuth 2.0

  • JWT

  • OpenID Connect (OIDC)

  • API Security Best Practices

Automation & DevOps

Experience with:

  • Python

  • Shell Scripting

  • Ansible

Strong understanding of:

  • CI/CD Pipelines

  • DevOps Methodologies

  • Deployment Automation

  • Infrastructure Automation

Monitoring & Observability

Experience with:

  • Prometheus

  • Grafana

  • API Analytics

  • Performance Monitoring

  • Usage Monitoring

Cloud & Containerization

Exposure to:

  • Docker

  • Kubernetes

  • Cloud-Native API Platforms

  • Containerized Middleware Environments

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience leading API platform initiatives.

  • Experience supporting global enterprise environments.

  • Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills.

  • Experience with platform modernization and cloud migration efforts.

  • Familiarity with enterprise integration patterns and middleware ecosystems.

Screening Questions

  1. Do you have professional experience with API management platforms such as Kong, Broadcom Layer7, Google Apigee, or similar technologies?

  2. Do you have experience designing and supporting API gateway architectures?

  3. Have you worked with API traffic management, rate limiting, and API security policies?

  4. Do you have experience managing the full API lifecycle, including design, publishing, versioning, and retirement?

  5. Have you implemented authentication and authorization frameworks such as OAuth 2.0, JWT, or OpenID Connect?

  6. Do you have experience automating API deployments using Python, Shell, or Ansible?

  7. Have you integrated API platforms into CI/CD pipelines and DevOps workflows?

  8. Do you have experience with API monitoring and analytics tools such as Prometheus or Grafana?

  9. Have you worked with Docker and Kubernetes in API or middleware environments?

  10. Are you authorized to work in the United States without current or future visa sponsorship?

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate will:

  • Be a senior-level API platform engineer capable of operating independently.

  • Possess strong expertise across API gateways, API management, and security.

  • Be comfortable collaborating with global teams and stakeholders.

  • Demonstrate strong troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities.

  • Have experience automating platform deployments and operational processes.

  • Mentor junior engineers while remaining hands-on technically.

  • Thrive in highly complex enterprise environments.

  • Be flexible with occasional global collaboration outside standard business hours.

Candidate Snapshot

Requirement

Details

Experience

5–7+ Years

API Platforms

Kong, Layer7, Apigee or Equivalent

Security

OAuth 2.0, JWT, OpenID Connect

Automation

Python, Shell, Ansible

DevOps

CI/CD, Deployment Automation

Monitoring

Prometheus, Grafana

Containerization

Docker, Kubernetes

Location

Atlanta, GA

Work Arrangement

Hybrid (3 Days Onsite)

Compensation

$105K – $160K

Visa Sponsorship

Not Available

What Makes Someone Successful in This Role?

  • Deep expertise in enterprise API management platforms.

  • Strong understanding of API gateway architecture and security.

  • Ability to automate deployments and operational processes.

  • Experience working within global, cross-functional teams.

  • Strong troubleshooting and platform optimization capabilities.

  • Ability to balance hands-on engineering with mentoring responsibilities.

  • Excellent communication skills when engaging both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

  • Commitment to continuous improvement, platform reliability, and operational excellence.

 

Tax Manager – Atlanta, GA (Hybrid)

Tax Manager

📍 Location: Atlanta, Georgia (Hybrid Schedule)
🏢 Industry: Retail / Wholesale – Corporate
💼 Employment Type: Full-Time
🏠 Work Model: Hybrid (Scheduled Work From Home Days)

💰 Compensation & Benefits

  • Base Salary: $104,000 – $156,000

  • Full benefits package included

  • No relocation assistance available

  • No visa sponsorship available

🚀 Position Overview

The Tax Manager plays a critical role in ensuring the organization meets all federal, state, and local tax obligations while identifying strategic opportunities that support both the business and its shareholders.

This role blends:

  • Deep technical tax expertise

  • Strategic tax planning

  • Process improvement

  • Automation and technology initiatives

  • Cross-functional collaboration

This is more than a traditional compliance position. The ideal candidate will help redesign and optimize tax processes while supporting a fast-growing, complex business environment.

The organization values professionals who can partner strategically with the business while driving operational excellence across the tax function.

🔧 Key Responsibilities

Tax Compliance & Reporting

  • Prepare and review:

    • Federal income tax returns

    • State income tax returns

    • Consolidated filings

    • Unitary state returns

  • Support tax calculations and reporting for:

    • Form 1120-S

    • Fiduciary returns

    • Individual income tax filings

    • Estimated tax payments

  • Participate in federal, state, and local tax audits

  • Review and resolve tax entry discrepancies

  • Communicate directly with government agencies as needed

Tax Planning & Strategy

  • Identify tax planning opportunities and process efficiencies

  • Support shareholder and corporate tax planning initiatives

  • Develop tax models and planning tools using compliance data

  • Assist with integration of acquired companies into tax workflows

  • Identify post-acquisition tax optimization opportunities

Process Improvement & Automation

  • Utilize technologies such as:

    • AI

    • Alteryx

    • Tax automation tools

  • Drive increased efficiency across compliance workflows

  • Evaluate and improve existing tax processes

  • Support scalable tax process redesign initiatives

Research & Technical Analysis

  • Conduct tax research and prepare supporting technical documentation

  • Interpret evolving federal and state tax legislation

  • Assess business impacts and identify value-added opportunities

  • Collaborate with Government Relations on legislative initiatives and impacts

Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • Partner closely with:

    • Accounting

    • Construction

    • Supply & Distribution

    • Legal

    • Other business stakeholders

  • Ensure accurate tax treatment and efficient information flow

  • Provide strategic tax guidance to operational teams

Leadership & Team Development

  • Mentor and support staff and senior tax professionals

  • Assist leadership with succession planning and professional development

  • Foster a collaborative and continuous improvement culture

📈 Success Measures (First 6–12 Months)

Successful candidates will:

  • Develop strong understanding of legal entities and tax footprints

  • Deliver timely and accurate federal and state tax filings

  • Take ownership of complex compliance areas

  • Implement meaningful automation and process improvements

  • Successfully integrate acquired entities into compliance workflows

  • Build strong cross-functional relationships

  • Demonstrate proficiency in OneSource and related tax technologies

  • Support development of junior team members

✅ Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

  • Active CPA license

  • 5+ years of income tax experience including:

    • Corporate tax

    • Federal compliance

    • State compliance

  • Strong technical knowledge of:

    • Federal income tax laws

    • State income tax laws

  • Experience with:

    • Consolidated federal returns

    • Unitary state returns

  • Public accounting experience at Manager level

  • Advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

  • Ability to manage high-volume compliance work accurately and efficiently

⭐ Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with:

    • OneSource

    • Workday

    • BNA Fixed Assets

  • Familiarity with:

    • Tax automation tools

    • Process optimization

    • AI-enabled workflows

🛠️ Core Skills

✔ Income Tax
✔ Federal Taxes
✔ State Taxes
✔ Consolidated Returns
✔ Unitary Filings
✔ Tax Compliance
✔ Tax Planning
✔ Tax Research
✔ Process Improvement
✔ Automation & AI Tools
✔ Alteryx
✔ OneSource
✔ Audit Support
✔ Financial Analysis
✔ Cross-Functional Collaboration
✔ Team Mentorship

📝 Screening Questions

  1. Do you have strong experience with federal and state income tax compliance?

  2. Have you managed complex consolidated return filings?

  3. Do you manage compliance with state-specific nuances such as combined reporting or throwback rules?

  4. Have you defended tax positions during audits?

  5. Can you demonstrate ownership of complex compliance areas, including consolidated and unitary returns?

🎯 Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a technically strong tax professional with a background in public accounting and corporate tax compliance who wants to move beyond routine compliance into a more strategic and transformational role.

They will bring:

  • Strong federal and state tax expertise

  • Experience handling complex consolidated and unitary filings

  • Passion for automation and operational improvement

  • Strong analytical and research capabilities

  • Leadership and mentoring skills

  • Ability to partner effectively across the business

📋 Candidate Snapshot

Requirement

Details

Experience

7–10 years

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Certification

CPA Required

Industry

Corporate / Retail preferred

Work Model

Hybrid

Travel

None

Sponsorship

Not available

🌟 Why Join

  • Opportunity to modernize and shape the future of the tax function

  • Direct exposure to executive leadership

  • Collaborative and strategic work environment

  • Strong work-life balance compared to public accounting

  • Opportunity to drive automation and AI initiatives

  • High-impact role supporting a growing organization

 

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