Principal Platform Engineer (Kubernetes)

TL;DR

Principal Platform Engineer (Kubernetes/Cloud Native): Designing and operating a multi-cloud platform to support global-scale SaaS products with an accent on scalability, resilience, and automation. Focus on building IaC-based architectures, optimizing CI/CD pipelines, and ensuring observability across multi-cloud environments.

Location: Onsite in Copenhagen, Denmark

Company

hirify.global is a global tech scale-up that provides virtual waiting rooms to help the world's biggest brands manage high-traffic online moments and prevent website crashes.

What you will do

• Develop cloud platforms to host services using IaC for a scalable architecture.
• Maintain and evolve the hirify.global Cloud Platforms.
• Build and develop CI/CD pipelines and automation.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting to ensure uptime and performance.
• Enable compliance and security functionality across the platform.
• Collaborate with the Platform team and share knowledge to foster a strong team culture.

Requirements

• 8+ years of hands-on experience designing cloud architectures and Cloud Native solutions.
• Strong track record in designing and implementing Kubernetes solutions.
• Proficiency in Kubernetes and related tools such as Helm and Operators.
• Experience with IaC tools like Terraform and Ansible.
• Ability to build CI/CD pipelines for Kubernetes workloads and GitOps tools like ArgoCD.
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools such as Prometheus and Grafana.

Nice to have

• Experience with public cloud platforms, specifically AWS and Akamai/Linode Cloud.
• Proficiency with Messaging Queues and Streaming.
• Relevant certifications in cloud platforms and Kubernetes.

Culture & Benefits

• International and collaborative environment with team members from 40+ nationalities.
• Danish flat hierarchy based on trust and a strength-based approach to work.
• Strong focus on professional development and growth opportunities.
• Modern office in Vesterbro with an open-plan layout, quiet rooms, and areas for deep work.
• Office perks including ping pong, foosball, daily snacks, fresh fruit, and a subsidized canteen.