Senior Platform Engineer — SQL Databases at Scale

Adyen; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial technology platform in Amsterdam is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to manage critical data systems like PostgreSQL and CockroachDB. This role involves designing and evolving infrastructure for core data platforms, troubleshooting performance issues, and collaborating across engineering teams. Ideal candidates will have strong Linux expertise, systems engineering experience, and programming skills in Go or Python. Join a diverse team committed to innovation and user-centric design in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of Linux operating systems, including networking and performance tuning.
• Solid experience with distributed systems and high availability.
• Proficient programming skills, capable of writing clean and maintainable code.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and evolve infrastructure for core data platforms.
• Ensure high availability and performance of critical data systems.
• Troubleshoot and optimize system performance.

Skills

Linux expertise

Systems engineering principles

Programming in Go or Python

Problem-solving skills

Team collaboration

Tools

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

CockroachDB

Ansible

Terraform

Job description

A leading financial technology platform in Amsterdam is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to manage critical data systems like PostgreSQL and CockroachDB. This role involves designing and evolving infrastructure for core data platforms, troubleshooting performance issues, and collaborating across engineering teams. Ideal candidates will have strong Linux expertise, systems engineering experience, and programming skills in Go or Python. Join a diverse team committed to innovation and user-centric design in a fast-paced environment.