Senior Platform Engineer

Aptiv PLC; Kraków; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health care

Life insurance

Well‑Being Program

Hybrid work

Pension plan

Multisport card

Job summary

Aptiv plc in Kraków is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to drive the design, evolution, and reliability of our platform ecosystem. You will own technical decisions, guide architectural direction, and coordinate work across engineering teams to deliver scalable, secure, and efficient solutions.

This role blends hands-on engineering with technical leadership, partnering with product and operations to ensure high availability, observability, and robust IaC, CI/CD, and cloud infrastructure.

Qualifications

• 5–10+ years of experience in platform engineering, DevOps, or infrastructure
• Proven experience making and owning architectural decisions
• Strong cloud platform proficiency (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
• Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, CloudFormation, etc.)
• CI/CD tools (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, etc.)
• Strong scripting or programming skills (Python, Go, Bash, etc.)
• Experience in Agile/DevOps environments

Responsibilities

• Own and drive architecture and design decisions for platform services and infrastructure.
• Define and enforce engineering standards, best practices, and design patterns.
• Evaluate and select technologies, tools, and frameworks aligned with business goals.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineers across the team.
• Lead design reviews and ensure scalability, performance, and reliability.
• Coordinate technical tasks across multiple engineers and teams.
• Break down high‑level initiatives into actionable engineering work items.
• Act as a technical point of contact for cross‑team initiatives and dependencies.
• Facilitate collaboration between development, QA, DevOps, and product teams.
• Support delivery planning and help remove technical blockers.
• Design and maintain platform infrastructure (cloud, on‑prem, hybrid).
• Build and improve CI/CD pipelines and automation frameworks.
• Ensure high availability, observability, and performance of platform services.
• Drive infrastructure‑as‑code (IaC) adoption.
• Implement monitoring, alerting, and incident response processes.
• Lead root cause analyses and continuous improvement after incidents.

Skills

Architectural decisions

Hands-on engineering

Leadership

Agile/DevOps

Cloud platforms

Scripting (Python/Go/Bash)

Cross-team coordination

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Bicep

CloudFormation

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Job description

We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Platform Engineer to drive the design, evolution, and reliability of our platform ecosystem. In this role, you will take ownership of technical decisions, guide architectural direction, and coordinate technical work across engineering teams to ensure scalable, secure, and efficient solutions.

You will act as a bridge between engineering, product, and operations, balancing hands‑on engineering with technical leadership and collaboration.

Your role:

Technical Leadership & Decision‑Making

• Own and drive architecture and design decisions for platform services and infrastructure.
• Define and enforce engineering standards, best practices, and design patterns.
• Evaluate and select technologies, tools, and frameworks aligned with business goals.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineers across the team.
• Lead design reviews and ensure solutions meet scalability, performance, and reliability requirements.

Team Coordination & Delivery

• Coordinate technical tasks across multiple engineers and teams to ensure consistent progress and alignment.
• Break down high‑level initiatives into actionable engineering work items.
• Act as a technical point of contact for cross‑team initiatives and dependencies.
• Facilitate collaboration between development, QA, DevOps, and product teams.
• Support delivery planning and help remove technical blockers.

Platform Engineering & Operations

• Design and maintain robust platform infrastructure (cloud, on‑prem, hybrid).
• Build and improve CI/CD pipelines and automation frameworks.
• Ensure high availability, observability, and performance of platform services.
• Drive infrastructure‑as‑code (IaC) and configuration management adoption.
• Implement monitoring, alerting, and incident response processes.

Reliability, Security & Compliance

• Ensure systems meet security, compliance, and governance standards.
• Champion SRE principles including SLAs, SLOs, and error budgets.
• Lead root cause analysis and continuous improvement after incidents.
• Improve system resilience and disaster recovery capabilities.

Your Background:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5–10+ years of experience in platform engineering, DevOps, or infrastructure roles.
• Proven experience in making and owning architectural decisions.
• Strong proficiency in cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP).
• Experience with:
  • Containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, CloudFormation, etc.)
  • CI/CD tools (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, etc.)
• Strong scripting or programming skills (Python, Go, Bash, etc.).
• Experience working in Agile/DevOps environments.

Why join us?

You can grow at Aptiv. Aptiv provides an inclusive work environment where all individuals can grow and develop, regardless of gender, ethnicity or beliefs.

You can have an impact. Safety is a core Aptiv value; we want a safer world for us and our children, one with: Zero fatalities, Zero injuries, Zero accidents.

You have support. We ensure you have the resources and support you need to take care of your family and your physical and mental health with a competitive health insurance package.

Your Benefits at Aptiv:

• Private health care (Signal Iduna) and Life insurance for you and your beloved ones
• Well‑Being Program that includes regular webinars, workshops, and networking events
• Hybrid work (min. 47 days/yr of remote work, flexible working hours)
• Employee Pension Plan paid by the employer (you get + 3,5% on each gross salary)
• Access to sports groups and Multisport card

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