DevOps/System Engineer (Platform Kubernetes) – Senior

SOFTSWISS; Remote; PLN 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company in Poland is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to enhance its Kubernetes-based internal platform. The ideal candidate will have strong experience with CI/CD, Linux, and Kubernetes, and will design automation processes while supporting product teams in their migration. This role offers full-time remote work, flexible hours, and various benefits, including private insurance and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Full-time remote work opportunities

Private insurance

Additional Day Off

Sports program compensation

Mental Health Programme

Free online English lessons

Generous referral program

Training and workshops

Qualifications

• Good understanding of Linux-like operating systems.
• High experience with Kubernetes.
• Good knowledge in CI/CD processes using Gitlab CI.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain infrastructure automation for internal Kubernetes-based application platforms.
• Develop and maintain Helm charts for application teams.
• Build and operate CI/CD components.

Skills

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Linux

Python

Helm

Tools

GitLab CI

Terraform

Postgresql

Kafka

Saltstack

Job description

Overview:

We are looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer / Platform Engineer to join SOFTSWISS as part of the Infrastructure Development Department and help us build and evolve a reliable internal platform based on Kubernetes.

Purpose of the role:

In this role, you will work on infrastructure automation, CI/CD tooling, and internal platform standards that enable product teams to deploy and operate their applications efficiently and safely. You will play a key role in shaping our Kubernetes ecosystem, improving developer experience, and supporting application teams throughout onboarding and migration to Kubernetes.

Key responsibilities:

• Design and maintain infrastructure automation for internal Kubernetes-based application platforms.
• Develop and maintain reusable Helm charts for application teams.
• Build and operate CI/CD components (GitLab CI templates, shared pipelines, pipeline scripts).
• Develop internal standards in infrastructure.
• Participate in application onboarding and migration to k8s.
• Provide documentation, and guardrails for developers.

Required Experience:

• Good understanding of Linux-like operating systems.
• High experience with Kubernetes.
• High experience with own Helm-chart preparation.
• Good knowledge and experience in CI/CD process (Gitlab CI).
• Experience with configuration management systems (Puppet / Chef / Ansible / Saltstack). Experience in shell-scripting.
• Development experience with Python/Golang language.
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases.
• Intermediate or higher English (B1+).

Nice to have:

• Experience with Werf.
• Architectural ability to participate in the design of complex, scalable systems and the readiness to argue decisions.

Technology stack:

• Kubernetes
• Helm
• Gitlab-CI
• Terraform
• Kube Prometheus stack
• Python
• Postgresql
• Kafka
• Saltstack
• Python

Our Benefits:

• Full-time remote work opportunities and flexible working hours
• Private insurance
• Additional 1 Day Off per calendar year
• Sports program compensation
• Comprehensive Mental Health Programme
• Free online English lessons with a native speaker
• Generous referral program
• Training, internal workshops, and participation in international professional conferences and corporate events.

Learn more about our hiring process here (link) – what to expect, how to prepare, and what makes SOFTSWISS different.