Senior Golang Platform Engineer

STAFIDE; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

STAFIDE is seeking a Senior Golang Platform Engineer to design, develop, and operate Kubernetes-based platform services that empower application teams to build, deploy, and run secure, scalable applications. You will automate infrastructure with Golang and contribute to cloud-native platform architectures.

You will work across Linux, networking, IaC, CI/CD, observability, and security, collaborating with engineering, security, risk, and operations to ensure reliability and compliance in a large

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional experience in software engineering, platform engineering, DevOps, infrastructure engineering, or related technology roles.
• Strong hands-on expertise in Golang.
• Extensive experience with Kubernetes and container technologies.
• Strong experience designing and operating Kubernetes-based platform services.
• Strong understanding of cloud-native architectures and distributed systems.
• Hands-on experience with Linux administration, networking, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, observability, and automation.
• Strong software engineering and platform operations experience.
• Experience with enterprise container platforms such as OpenShift is advantageous.
• Knowledge of service mesh technologies such as Istio or Linkerd is advantageous.
• Experience with GitOps tools such as Argo CD or Flux is advantageous.
• Familiarity with public cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform.
• Kubernetes certifications such as CKA, CKAD, or CKS are advantageous.
• Strong understanding of security, compliance, and operational requirements for enterprise cloud and container platforms.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, automate, and operate strategic Kubernetes-based platform services that enable application teams to build, deploy, and run secure, scalable, and resilient applications.
• Develop platform services and automation using Golang.
• Design and operate containerized platforms using Kubernetes and cloud-native technologies.
• Build and maintain platform capabilities that improve developer experience, operational efficiency, scalability, and reliability.
• Implement automation across platform infrastructure, deployments, and operational processes.
• Work with Linux, networking, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, observability, and automation technologies.
• Develop and maintain secure and resilient container platform services aligned with enterprise architecture and security standards.
• Collaborate closely with engineering, infrastructure, security, architecture, risk, and operations teams to deliver reliable platform capabilities.
• Support the continuous improvement, standardization, and operational excellence of Kubernetes and container platforms.
• Troubleshoot complex platform, infrastructure, networking, container, and application deployment issues.
• Contribute to the adoption of modern cloud-native technologies and practices within the platform engineering environment.
• Ensure platform solutions comply with enterprise standards, security requirements, and regulatory expectations.

Job description

As a Senior Golang Platform Engineer, you will:

• Design, develop, automate, and operate strategic Kubernetes-based platform services that enable application teams to build, deploy, and run secure, scalable, and resilient applications.
  
• Develop platform services and automation using Golang.
  
• Design and operate containerized platforms using Kubernetes and cloud-native technologies.
  
• Build and maintain platform capabilities that improve developer experience, operational efficiency, scalability, and reliability.
  
• Implement automation across platform infrastructure, deployments, and operational processes.
  
• Work with Linux, networking, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, observability, and automation technologies.
  
• Develop and maintain secure and resilient container platform services aligned with enterprise architecture and security standards.
  
• Collaborate closely with engineering, infrastructure, security, architecture, risk, and operations teams to deliver reliable platform capabilities.
  
• Support the continuous improvement, standardization, and operational excellence of Kubernetes and container platforms.
  
• Troubleshoot complex platform, infrastructure, networking, container, and application deployment issues.
  
• Contribute to the adoption of modern cloud-native technologies and practices within the platform engineering environment.
  
• Ensure platform solutions comply with enterprise standards, security requirements, and regulatory expectations.
  

What You Bring to the Table:

• 10+ years of overall professional experience in software engineering, platform engineering, DevOps, infrastructure engineering, or related technology roles.
  
• Strong hands-on expertise in Golang.
  
• Extensive experience with Kubernetes and container technologies.
  
• Strong experience designing and operating Kubernetes-based platform services.
  
• Strong understanding of cloud-native architectures and distributed systems.
  
• Hands-on experience with Linux administration, networking, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, observability, and automation.
  
• Strong software engineering and platform operations experience.
  
• Experience with enterprise container platforms such as OpenShift is advantageous.
  
• Knowledge of service mesh technologies such as Istio or Linkerd is advantageous.
  
• Experience with GitOps tools such as Argo CD or Flux is advantageous.
  
• Familiarity with public cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform.
  
• Kubernetes certifications such as CKA, CKAD, or CKS are advantageous.
  
• Strong understanding of security, compliance, and operational requirements for enterprise cloud and container platforms.
  
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and interpersonal skills.
  

You should possess the ability to:

• Design and develop scalable, secure, and resilient Kubernetes platform services using Golang.
  
• Automate infrastructure, deployment, and operational processes across containerized environments.
  
• Design and implement effective cloud-native platform architectures.
  
• Troubleshoot complex Kubernetes, Linux, networking, infrastructure, and application platform issues.
  
• Develop and maintain CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code solutions.
  
• Implement observability and monitoring practices to improve platform reliability and operational visibility.
  
• Apply security and compliance principles throughout platform development and operations.
  
• Translate complex technical concepts into clear information for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  
• Collaborate effectively with engineering, infrastructure, security, architecture, risk, and operations teams.
  
• Influence technical decisions and drive alignment across multiple teams and departments.
  
• Work independently while taking ownership of platform services and operational outcomes.
  
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement, automation, standardization, and innovation.
  
• Operate effectively in a large-scale, highly regulated enterprise environment.
  

What we bring to the table:

• The opportunity to work on strategic Kubernetes and container platform engineering initiatives.
  
• Exposure to modern cloud-native technologies, platform engineering, and large-scale container environments.
  
• Opportunities to work extensively with Golang, Kubernetes, Linux, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, networking, observability, and automation.
  
• Exposure to technologies such as OpenShift, service mesh, GitOps, and public cloud platforms.
  
• Collaboration with engineering, infrastructure, security, architecture, risk, and operations teams across a large enterprise environment.
  
• Opportunities to improve developer experience, platform reliability, automation, operational excellence, and cloud-native adoption.
  

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