Staff/Senior Platform Engineer (Cloud Platform)

TL;DR

Staff/Senior Platform Engineer (Cloud Platform): Maintaining and evolving AWS infrastructure using IaC to ensure a robust, secure, and cost-efficient environment with an accent on CI/CD automation and Kubernetes orchestration. Focus on designing observability solutions, optimizing scaling strategies, and driving operational excellence for internal development teams.

Location: Hamburg, Germany. Help in relocation and VISA process provided.

Compensation: EUR 75,000 - 100,000 yearly

Company

SCAYLE is one of the fastest-growing enterprise commerce platforms in the world, enabling brands and retailers to realize their D2C ambitions.

What you will do

• Maintain and evolve AWS infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC), focusing on security and cost-efficiency.
• Automate CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows using GitLab CI and Terraform.
• Take ownership of Kubernetes components, including scaling strategies, secrets management, and core networking.
• Implement observability solutions (monitoring, alerting, and logging) using Datadog, Opensearch, and fluentd.
• Act as an expert consultant to internal development teams to drive operational excellence.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as a Platform or Site Reliability Engineer.
• Strong experience with AWS and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Confidence working with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Solid background in CI/CD tools, specifically GitLab CI and Terraform.
• Basic to intermediate proficiency in Go.
• Ability to collaborate closely with agile development teams and stakeholders.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible working times and an agile, cross-functional environment.
• Free choice of hardware and operating system (Mac, Windows, Linux) for private usage.
• Professional training and language courses (German & English).
• Subsidized public transportation ticket and reduced price for Wellpass membership.
• Company pension plan and 40% discount on the hirify.global online shop.
• Dog-friendly modern office in Hamburg city center.