Platform Engineer | Relocation Offered

Relocate.me; Lisboa; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual base salary

Meal allowance

Health insurance

Work from home allowance

Commuting covered

Job summary

Catawiki is seeking a Platform Engineer in Lisbon, Portugal, to join the Platform Horizontal team. You will shape and execute a long-term platform vision, enabling engineering teams to deliver value with speed, reliability and security.

You’ll build a self-service developer platform, orchestrate cloud-native infrastructure, and improve CI/CD and observability. Role requires 5+ years in Kubernetes and cloud environments, with a strong ownership mindset.

Qualifications

• 5+ years production experience with Kubernetes and cloud platforms.
• Experience automating workflows and CI/CD pipelines.
• Hands-on observability using Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or OpenTelemetry.
• Strong ownership and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Build and improve self-service developer platform for scalable apps.
• Manage Kubernetes clusters and cloud resources with a focus on cost efficiency.
• Enhance CI/CD pipelines, GitOps workflows, and reusable templates.
• Improve reliability and scalability with disaster recovery and fault-tolerance practices.
• Enhance observability stack and monitor platform health.
• Collaborate with product teams to implement cloud-native best practices.

Skills

Kubernetes

Cloud platforms

CI/CD

Terraform

Observability

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK

OpenTelemetry

GitOps

Job description

Platform Engineer

Lisbon, Portugal

Catawiki

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About Catawiki

Catawiki was founded in 2008. It was originally designed as a website where collectors could manage and keep track of their collections online. Visitors can still add new items to the existing catalogue of collectibles. Unsurprisingly, the name Catawiki is a combination of the words ‘catalogue’ and ‘wiki’. In 2011, Catawiki began hosting weekly auctions in various categories, including art, antiques, classic cars, watches, jewellery, fashion, books, and stamps.

Position

At Catawiki, our Platform Horizontal has evolved from solely managing the cloud into a broad function supporting Reliability, Developer Experience, Security, and Quality. We take a holistic approach to creating systems and tools that help developers deliver applications seamlessly and reliably without getting bogged down in infrastructure complexity.

As a Platform Engineer, you’ll work at the intersection of development, infrastructure, and operations. You’ll help shape and execute our long-term platform vision, empowering Catawiki teams to deliver value to customers with speed, reliability, and security.

What You Will Do

You’ll build and improve the platform capabilities that enable our engineering teams to develop, deploy, and operate applications effectively at scale.

• Build a self-service developer platform with a particular emphasis on developer experience, designing and maintaining platforms that abstract complexity and give teams the tools to deploy, monitor, and optimise their applications.
• Orchestrate cloud-native infrastructure, manage Kubernetes clusters and other cloud resources, focusing on performance, scalability, and cost efficiency through FinOps practices.
• Boost developer productivity by building and enhancing CI/CD pipelines, GitOps workflows, and reusable templates that accelerate development and deployment cycles.
• Drive reliability and scalability through applying practices for fault tolerance, disaster recovery, and scaling so applications run smoothly under changing conditions.
• Improve platform operations usage and enhance our observability stack to monitor platform health and resolve incidents proactively.
• Collaborate and innovate by partnering with product teams to understand their needs, build simple and impactful solutions, and champion cloud-native best practices across Catawiki.

Your qualification

You measure what matters, introduce changes gradually, and treat failure as a normal part of learning. You use tooling and automation wherever possible to reduce toil, and enjoy sharing knowledge with others.

• Cloud-native expertise: At least 5 years of production experience with Kubernetes, container orchestration, and cloud platforms such as GCP, AWS, or Azure.
• Automation mindset: Experience automating workflows and CI/CD pipelines and working with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform or Ansible.
• Observability experience: Hands-on experience using and maintaining tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or OpenTelemetry to improve reliability and performance.
• Strong ownership: You proactively address platform issues and work toward long-term scalability and resilience.
• Collaborative approach: You work effectively with developers and cross-functional teams to align goals and deliver impactful yet simple solutions.
• Continuous learning: You keep developing your knowledge of cloud-native tools, technologies, and practices in a fast-moving ecosystem.

What we offer

In Return

• A competitive Annual Gross Base Salary depending on your level, competencies, and overall experience.
• Meal Allowance Card stipend per working day, in addition to salary.
• Health Insurance from day 1 (including dental coverage), with access to multiple hospitals and clinics and a vast wellness network.
• A Work From Home Allowance to help with your monthly household bills.
• Commuting between your home and our office is covered by Catawiki.
• Am amazing Office right in the centre of Lisbon.
• A culture of connection defines us. We’re a passionate, diverse team of 800+ Catawikians representing 60+ nationalities. We foster an inclusive and queer-friendly environment where everyone is encouraged to bring their full self to work.

Why You'll Love Working with Us

• Create a visible impact by working at scale in a global organisation serving millions of customers across 80+ categories. In our flat structure, every role has a broad scope and directly impacts both our customers and the business.
• Learn and grow through our Learning & Development initiatives, including clear development plans and mentorship programmes to support your career progression.
• Celebrate life’s moments with us. You’ll receive a €100 Catavoucher when you join, a €50 Catavoucher on your birthday, and an extra day off each year to "Pursue Your Passion". We also offer additional leave for key work anniversaries and important life events. Benefits may vary by location.

Additional details

How We Work

• We collaborate closely with product teams to understand their challenges and improve their development experience.
• We favour self-service capabilities, reusable solutions, automation, and measurable, gradual improvements.
• We share knowledge and treat reliability, security, quality, and developer experience as shared responsibilities.

Where You'll Be

This is a Hybrid role based in Lisbon.

You will work from our Lisbon Hub a minimum of 2 days per week.

This role is open to candidates worldwide. For selected candidates, Catawiki can provide visa sponsorship and relocation support to the relevant location, subject to eligibility and applicable restrictions.

Our Offices and Way of Working

Our vibrant offices in Amsterdam and Lisbon are designed to inspire collaboration. Most Catawikians operate in a hybrid setup, combining office-based and remote work, with a minimum of two days per week in the office, unless a role is explicitly stated as fully remote or fully office-based.