Internal Developer Platform Engineer

XpertDirect; København; Hybrid; DKK 700,000 - 950,000; Full time

Job summary

XpertDirect in Copenhagen, Denmark, is seeking an Internal Developer Platform Engineer to build a self-service platform for product teams to provision infrastructure, deploy apps, and manage cloud environments.

You will work at the intersection of Platform Engineering, Software Engineering, and Developer Experience, turning Kubernetes and cloud infrastructure into reusable capabilities for developers.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in Platform Engineering, DevOps, SRE, Cloud Engineering, or similar roles.
• Strong understanding of cloud-native infrastructure and developer platforms.

Responsibilities

• Build and evolve an Internal Developer Platform using Backstage.
• Develop self-service infrastructure and deployment capabilities.
• Operate and improve Kubernetes environments on AWS.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning using Terraform.
• Build platform services and developer tooling in Go.
• Implement GitOps-based deployment workflows.
• Create reusable templates and golden paths for engineering teams.
• Automate environment creation, configuration, and lifecycle management.
• Improve platform observability, reliability, and developer experience.

Tools

Kubernetes

Backstage

Terraform

Go

AWS

GitOps

Cloud-native infrastructure

Job description

Internal Developer Platform Engineer

Copenhagen, Denmark — Hybrid

Developer Tools | Internal Developer Platforms | Platform Engineering | Developer Experience

Our client, a growing Developer Tools company based in Copenhagen, is looking for an Internal Developer Platform Engineer to build the self-service platform used by product teams to provision infrastructure, deploy applications, and manage cloud environments independently.

You’ll work at the intersection of Platform Engineering, Software Engineering, and Developer Experience, turning Kubernetes and cloud infrastructure into simple, reusable capabilities that developers can consume without becoming infrastructure experts themselves.

What You'll Work On

• Build and evolve an Internal Developer Platform using Backstage
• Develop self-service infrastructure and deployment capabilities
• Operate and improve Kubernetes environments on AWS
• Automate infrastructure provisioning using Terraform
• Build platform services and developer tooling in Go
• Implement GitOps-based deployment workflows
• Create reusable templates and golden paths for engineering teams
• Automate environment creation, configuration, and lifecycle management
• Improve platform observability, reliability, and developer experience
• Work directly with product teams to identify and remove infrastructure bottlenecks

Core Skills

• 4+ years in Platform Engineering, DevOps, SRE, Cloud Engineering, or similar roles
• Kubernetes
• Backstage
• Terraform
• Go
• GitOps
• AWS
• Strong understanding of cloud-native infrastructure and developer platforms

Nice to Have

• Argo CD / Flux
• Kubernetes Operators
• Crossplane
• Helm
• Prometheus / OpenTelemetry
• Platform APIs / gRPC
• Developer portals and service catalogues
• Experience designing golden paths or paved roads
• Previous Internal Developer Platform or Developer Experience experience