Platform Software Engineer

Akkodis is seeking a Platform Software Engineer for a client in Rochester, NY. Must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field to be considered. This role blends advanced embedded engineering with developer-facing responsibilities, serving as the technical bridge between our internal teams, partner ecosystem, and enterprise customers. You will act as the senior technical lead for customizing and extending our embedded platform—owning integrations, API-driven experiences, application layer enhancements, and customer solution delivery.

This role includes hands‑on development work across Python, React, AWS, and Django, as well as direct collaboration with customers, partners, and indirect channel teams to ensure successful adoption of our platform.

Salary Range: $150,000 to $200,000 per year; the salary may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.

• Serve as the primary technical interface for customers, partners, and indirect channel teams.
• Host technical discussions, requirement gathering sessions, and architecture reviews directly with customers.
• Provide developer support, guidance, and best practices for integration and implementation.
• Represent the embedded team in developer-facing demos, product enablement, and partner technical workshops.
• Translate customer needs into actionable engineering tasks, ensuring platform capabilities align with business goals.
• Lead the design and implementation of custom features, enhancements, and integrations across our platform.
• Develop application layer components and service extensions using Python, Django, and REST-based APIs.
• Build and integrate customer-facing portal/UI components in React.
• Leverage AWS services to build scalable, cloud-backed integrations.
• Own the documentation and development of APIs, SDKs, and interface design documents (IDDs).
• Ensure seamless integration between on-device components, microservices, and customer systems.
• Diagnose and resolve complex issues.
• Provide senior‑level technical escalation support for customers and internal teams.
• Lead root cause analysis and drive long-term corrective improvements across the platform.
• Lead customer‑specific development initiatives from ideation through deployment.
• Own timelines, deliverables, and technical direction for customization projects.
• Mentor junior engineers and influence cross‑team engineering best practices.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field is required.
• Minimum eight years of related experience.
• Expertise in Python, with experience building backend services or integration layers (Django strongly preferred).
• Proficiency in React for developing customer-facing interfaces or partner tools.
• Experience with AWS (Lambda, API Gateway, S3, Cloud Watch, IAM, or related services).
• Strong experience with embedded systems development.
• Experience with API design, interface documentation, and integration workflows.
• Excellent communication skills to convey complex technical concepts to diverse audiences, including customers and indirect channel partners.
• Proven success in customer-facing engineering, developer support, or solutions engineering roles.
• Must be willing to work at one of the following locations – Rochester, NY;
  St. Pete, FL;
  Sarasota, FL;
  Allentown, PA;
  Cincinnati, OH; future locations Chicago, IL, Salt Lake City, UT, Phoenix, AZ.

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. For other opportunities available at Akkodis or any questions, feel free to contact me at 585‑490‑8656 or

Pay Details: $150,000 to $200,000 per year

Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled. Military-connected talent encouraged to apply.

Benefits include but are not limited to:
Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance; 401(k);
Holidays and PTO.

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