Senior Platform Engineer - Cloud Platform (all genders)

Aboutyougmbh; Hamburg; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

AboutYou GmbH in Hamburg is seeking a Senior Platform/SRE to maintain and evolve our global AWS infrastructure using Terraform and Terragrunt, and to own Kubernetes platform components. The role includes on-call duties and strong emphasis on reliability.

You will partner with internal teams, implement observability with Datadog/OpenSearch/Fluentd, and contribute to CI pipelines via GitLab CI, ensuring scalable, secure deployments.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years of dedicated Platform/SRE experience in cloud environments.
• Deep knowledge of AWS architecture managed with Terraform and Terragrunt.
• Hands-on experience with production Kubernetes clusters and Docker.
• Ability to read and write Go code for scripting and tooling.
• Based in Hamburg, Germany or willing to relocate to Hamburg.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and evolve global AWS infrastructure with Terraform and Terragrunt.
• Own core Kubernetes platform components, ingress, networking, scaling, and secrets.
• Build and maintain observability and reliability with Datadog, OpenSearch, Fluentd.
• Consult internal teams to deploy microservices via GitLab CI.
• Participate in on-call rotations to ensure 24/7 uptime.

Skills

SRE experience

Go scripting

GitLab CI

Tools

AWS

Terraform

Terragrunt

Kubernetes

Docker

Datadog

OpenSearch

Fluentd

Job description

• AWS & Infrastructure as Code: Maintain and evolve global AWS infrastructure using Terraform and Terragrunt
• Kubernetes & Containers: Own core K8s platform components, ingress, networking (VPC), scaling strategies, and secrets management
• Observability & Reliability: Build and maintain monitoring, alerting, and logging systems using Datadog, OpenSearch, and Fluentd
• Developer Enablement: Act as an expert consultant to internal application teams, helping them deploy microservices safely via GitLab CI
• On-Call Rotation: Participate in on-call duties to guarantee 24/7 uptime

• Experience: Minimum 5+ years (Senior) of dedicated Platform / SRE experience in cloud environments
• AWS & IaC Mastery: Deep knowledge of AWS cloud architecture managed strictly through Terraform and Terragrunt
• Kubernetes Expertise: Hands-on operational experience with production Docker & Kubernetes clusters at scale
• Coding Ability: Ability to read and write Go code (basics to intermediate) for scripting, debugging, or platform tooling
• Location: Based in Hamburg, Germany (or currently residing in Germany with willingness to relocate to Hamburg)

(Please note that benefits may vary depending on the location)

A Place Where You Can Be You

We take it as our responsibility to create an environment where everyone feels welcome, exactly as they are.

Different backgrounds and perspectives make us stronger and shape our culture in ways that matter.

What we stand for internally, we stand for as a brand: acceptance, inclusion, and fairness.