Senior Platform Engineer

Qwist GmbH; Berlin; Hybrid; EUR 60.000 - 80.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A pioneering technology firm is seeking to hire a key member for their Platform team in Berlin. This role involves managing their internal development and hosting platform with a focus on Kubernetes and Docker. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in cloud-native projects, CI/CD, and agile methodologies, contributing to a dynamic and innovative work environment with a hybrid work model.

Leistungen

Flexible working hours

Personal development budget

Regular in-person events

Qualifikationen

• Experience with Kubernetes and Docker.
• Understanding agile workflows and lean principles.
• Proficiency in at least one modern programming language.

Aufgaben

• Drive the multi-cluster hybrid-cloud setup.
• Design and operate a modern Kubernetes infrastructure.
• Collaborate with engineers and deliver quality code.

Kenntnisse

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD

Agile workflows

Modern programming languages

Communication skills in English

Tools

GitLab CI/CD

Grafana

Prometheus

Terraform

Ansible

Jobbeschreibung

THE ROLE

About the position:

In this role, you’ll be a key member of the Platform team, which manages our internal development and hosting platform. This team works closely with all development teams and the compliance department, fostering collaboration across the organization.
The Platform team manages and develops the internal platform for all Qwist products across multiple Kubernetes clusters and cloud providers including bare-metal private clouds.

• Live platform serving all Qwist products with high availability and consistency
• Making an impact by delivering company-wide improvements to the entire operating platform
• Working on state-of-the-art cloud-native projects
• Complex distributed environment with a best-of-breed selection of cloud-native OSS projects

Department: Platform & IT-Services
Team: Platform
Locations: Berlin, Munich
Remote status: Hybrid
Number of positions: 1

This position follows a hybrid work model and requires three days per week in the office. We have two locations in Germany: one in Munich, and our headquarters in Berlin. The whole company comes together once a year to celebrate our successes together.

Your role & goals:

• Help to drive our multi-cluster, hybrid-cloud setup forward
• Design and operate a modern Kubernetes infrastructure with a "Security First" approach
• Design and implement automated processes for CI/CD, deployments, etc.
• Put security and resilience of the system to the test
• Collaborate with fellow engineers from the development teams
• Deliver quality code in an efficient manner
• Add new features and functionality to the internal development platform

What you bring to the team:

• You have demonstrated profound experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and infrastructure
• You understand and live agile workflows and lean principles
• You are a proactive peer and support the growth of your team
• You are a curious, constant learner and share your learnings with others
• You know how to keep a work-life balance
• You communicate well in written and verbal English

What more can you bring?

• Working experience in at least one modern programming language (Java, C#, Golang, Rust)
• Experience with at least one NoSQL and one SQL database (like MongoDB or CockroachDB)
• Experience with GitLab CI/CD
• Experience with Grafana + Prometheus Stack, EFK Stack
• Experience in working with distributed systems
• Experience with Terraform, Ansible, or another IaaC tool
• Experience with Storage Systems (e.g., CEPH, GlusterFS, ...)
• Experience with the Event Sourcing Architecture style

Why Qwist?

• Work with a true open banking pioneer and witness the journey from open banking to open finance and beyond. Collaborate with colleagues with years of experience and passion for the future of open banking.
• Healthy work-life balance: We enable flexible working hours to help you balance personal and professional life.
• We are ever-evolving, and so are you. Our goals include personal development, supported by feedback processes, engagement checks, and a personal development budget.
• You will be part of a cross-functional environment, empowered through ownership and collaboration.
• Work from any of our offices with amenities or remotely, with regular in-person events and meetings. We support productive remote work too.

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Qwist, we value diverse perspectives and experience. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t match every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be the perfect fit for this or other roles!