Senior Platform (Full-Stack) Engineer

Arqh AG; United States; Remote; USD 99,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

Arqh AG is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to own and operate the platform that powers logistics planning software. You will work across Kubernetes, microservices, Python services, and a React/TypeScript frontend, ensuring reliable, observable, and scalable systems.

You will design and refine deployments, build CI/CD with quality checks, and set standards for monitoring and incident response. Remote work within the EU with core CET hours is available.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years building and operating production systems.
• Deep production experience with Kubernetes, Docker, microservices, and CI/CD.
• Backend development in Python with React and TypeScript frontend.
• Experience with MongoDB or Cosmos DB, SQL, messaging systems, and Redis.
• Strong testing, code review, monitoring, and logging practices.
• Advanced English; able to work from EU or align with EU time zones.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, scale, and troubleshoot production services on Kubernetes.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines with automated quality checks.
• Set standards for monitoring, logging, alerting, observability, and incident response.
• Model workloads across NoSQL and SQL databases; use messaging systems and Redis.
• Deliver end-to-end features across APIs, data models, and the web interface.
• Collaborate with product, operations, and customers to turn workflows into robust systems.

Skills

Kubernetes

Docker

Microservices

CI/CD pipelines

Python

React

TypeScript

NoSQL databases

MongoDB

Cosmos DB

SQL

Messaging systems

Redis

Testing

Code review

Monitoring

Logging

Advanced English

Tools

GitOps

Infrastructure as Code

Service Meshes

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Role overview

Own the platform and services that support logistics planning software, making complex routing and optimization workloads reliable, observable, and straightforward to operate. The role centers on Kubernetes, microservices, and delivery pipelines, with hands-on work across Python services and a React/TypeScript interface when features span the stack.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, scale, and troubleshoot production services on Kubernetes, including rollout and recovery practices.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines with automated quality checks and deployment workflows.
• Set standards for monitoring, logging, alerting, observability, and incident response.
• Model and optimize workloads across NoSQL and SQL databases, and use messaging and Redis for coordination and low-latency operations.
• Deliver end-to-end features across APIs, data models, and the web interface as needed.
• Work with product, operations, and customers to turn real workflows into robust systems.

Requirements

• 5-10 years building and operating production systems, including substantial platform or infrastructure ownership.
• Deep production experience with Kubernetes, Docker, microservices, and CI/CD pipeline design.
• Backend development experience in Python and working proficiency with React and TypeScript.
• Practical experience with MongoDB or Cosmos DB, SQL, pub-sub or messaging systems, and Redis.
• Strong habits around testing, code review, monitoring, and logging.
• Advanced English and ability to work from the EU or align full-time with EU time zones.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with LLM workflow tools, orchestration, evaluation, or tracing.
• Experience with service meshes, infrastructure as code, GitOps, or remote-first teams.

Benefits and work setup

Remote within the EU, with core hours around Central European Time. The role offers significant ownership over platform and product foundations, plus support for a home office or co-working setup and competitive compensation.