Platform Engineer

Platform Engineer (M/F/X) Hybrid/Saarbrcken or Remote in DE SaaS/Cloud/AI

Youll be the Kubernetes expert youre looking for the freedom impactful work and the modern tech typical of a new startup but want an established and secure business at your back

Well youre in luck thats just what were offering here.

Tasks

Youll join a newly formed crack unit of hardened technologists working on cloud products. The team will be led by our Director of Engineering and consist of 8 to 10 Engineers and a small product team.

Your main tasks to begin with will include:

• Taking an instrumental role in the successful launch of our new cloud product line
• Youll join early in the journey and take part in shaping everything from the product to the tech stack.
• Youll own all things Kubernetes and be deep into cloud infrastructure
• Youll ensure servers databases and other backing services are scaled appropriately
• Youll work to maintain a high standard of security throughout
• Automate everything possible including Infrastructure and try to automate what others may see as impossible
• Manage and optimize our Kubernetes clusters and set standards around their usage
• Help the team debugging productionissues
• Be the internal guru on Kubernetes

Requirements

• Multiple years of handson experience being responsible for productiongrade Kubernetes clusters
• Understanding of network architecture
• Indepth understanding of Linux including common command line tools for server/network debugging and automation
• Solid understanding of the special challenges of distributed systems and how to debug them
• Experience with monitoring solutions like Grafana or Azure Monitor
• Automation mindset and experience
• Solid understanding of security best practices and risks around cloud products
• Experience with IaC e.g. with Terraform Pulumi or Crossplane
• Experience in the following areas would be an additional plus: Azure Helm GitHub Actions multitenant architecture distributed tracing Prometheus API gateways & load balancers GitOps
• Fluent English and your German is at least good enough to communicate within the team
• Youre based in Germany and happy to work remote or hybrid from Saarbrcken

Benefits

• Chance to join a highly skilled and motivated team right at start of building something new
• Modern Tech Stack
• Start up environment with the job and financial security of an established market leader
• Excellent Salary
• Company Bonus
• Learning and development support (Udemy Access) including company support with relevant professional certifications
• 30 days holiday
• Hybrid or remote working in Germany and flexible hours

We are Sematell creators of Industry leading AI based response management software ReplyOne.

Originally a spin off of the DFKI we were early out of the blocks in using AI technology to solve real world problems in business. We were founded over 20 years ago and have grown to be a preferred partner to more than 120 companies including: Deutsche Bahn Deutsche Telekom Lekker Neodigital Bonprix and Vonovia.

Our Made in Germany software requires only a small amount of training data and processes more than 10000 words per second in 70 languages.