Senior Platform Engineer

1xINTERNET GmbH; A distancia; EUR 30.000 - 50.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading digital agency is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to work on exciting infrastructure projects related to cloud architectures and SaaS products. The role involves guiding engineering teams, leading incident responses, and implementing security best practices. Candidates should have at least 3 years of experience in this field, with excellent communication skills and an ownership mindset. The position offers a competitive salary, flexible working hours, and the opportunity to work with brilliant colleagues in a creative environment.

Servicios

Competitive salary

Flexible working hours

Personal development opportunities

Company retreat and team building events

Apartment in Conil, Spain

Formación

• 3+ years as a Platform Engineer or 5+ years in DevOps/SRE.
• Proficient in English (B2 level or higher).
• Experience in team leadership and mentoring.

Responsabilidades

• Support and guide platform engineering team members.
• Design, build, and maintain cloud architectures.
• Lead incident response and post-mortem analysis.

Conocimientos

Cloud-native architecture and container orchestration

Security Operations (SecOps)

Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

CI / CD pipelines

Linux system administration

Excellent communication skills

Analytical and problem-solving abilities

Herramientas

Kubernetes

Docker

Drupal CMS

Descripción del empleo

Job Description

A senior role for an experienced Platform Engineer, join our team to work on exciting infrastructure projects and help advance our service offering.

Key Responsibilities

Team Leadership & Development

• Support and guide platform engineering team members
• Mentor junior engineers and facilitate knowledge sharing
• Prioritise team tasks and coordinate project activities

Technical Ownership

• Design, build, and maintain cloud architectures and SaaS products
• Continuously improve operational metrics and system reliability
• Define and monitor Service Level Objectives (SLO) and Service Level Indicators (SLI)
• Lead incident response and post-mortem analysis
• Shape product definitions and service offerings for internal and external stakeholders

Required knowledge, skills, and experience

Technical Skills

• Security Operations (SecOps) and security best practices
• Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles and practices
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Cloud-native architecture and container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker)
• CI / CD pipelines and automation frameworks
• Drupal CMS platform management and optimization
• CDN / WAF configuration and management (VCL, edge computing)
• Observability and monitoring (metrics, logging, tracing)
• Network architecture and troubleshooting
• Linux system administration and containerization technologies

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Team leadership and mentoring experience
• Ownership mindset and proactive approach
• Excellent communication skills in cross-functional teams
• English proficiency at B2 level or higher

Experience

3+ years as a Platform Engineer
OR 5+ years in DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)

What we offer

• A full-time position with a competitive salary.
• Employees are encouraged to attend industry events and conferences for networking, learning, and personal growth.
• Quality time for yourself is a must! We care about work / life balance. That’s why we stick to 40 hours a week and offer flexible working hours and home office schemes.
• Work with brilliant colleagues in flat hierarchies on exciting and challenging projects.
• Smart offices and a creative working environment.
• An environment in which independent work and the contribution of new ideas is welcomed and valued.
• Great training and personal development opportunities with a comprehensive career track.
• A yearly company retreat and team building events in our office locations throughout the year.
• An apartment in sunny Conil (Spain) that you can use during the year.

Work location

This is a remote position within Europe (+ / - 2 hours from CET). However, our teams work closely together and we encourage employees to visit our offices in Frankfurt, Berlin orConil whenever possible.

About us

We're a digital agency built on technical excellence. For over a decade, 1xINTERNET has been building sophisticated web platforms and digital experiences for clients across Europe, with a reputation for tackling the complex challenges others shy away from. We specialise in enterprise Drupal solutions, native apps, hosting services and cloud infrastructure – the kind of work where engineering excellence isn't optional, it's the baseline. Headquartered in Germany with a distributed team across Europe of 85+ people, we combine German engineering rigor with the flexibility and autonomy of a modern tech company.