Lead Platform Engineer

Description

You thrive in building the backbone of

modern software development and internal developer platforms.

You create smooth, automated, and scalable developer experiences by designing robust platforms, streamlining pipelines, and optimizing delivery processes. If you love solving infrastructure challenges, enabling development teams, and shaping the way software is delivered—this is for you.

Your tasks

Architecture & Design

End-to-end ownership of design, implementation, and security of scalable platform solutions.

Technical Leadership

Define reference architectures, module catalogs, and paved-road templates, guiding engineering teams in deploying and operating cloud-native platforms.

Client Consulting

Lead client workshops and architecture discussions, driving best practices and state-of-the-art approaches.

Platform Automation

Design and implement advanced automation strategies for multi-team and multi-cloud environments.

Security & Reliability

Ensure compliance, security, and high availability for enterprise-scale platforms.

Community Engagement

Drive thought leadership by contributing to meetups, conferences, and internal knowledge-sharing initiatives.

Ownership

• Own platform domains across multiple teams, supporting the whole product organization.
• Your qualifications

Advanced Kubernetes

Ability to design and manage complex Kubernetes or Openshift clusters in enterprise environments. Hands-on experience with various Kubernetes Operators.

GitOps

Deep understanding of GitOps principles and the ability to design and implement robust, version-controlled infrastructure workflows utilizing tools such as ArgoCD and Flux.

Infrastructure as Code

Proven hands-on experience with multiple IaC frameworks, such as Terraform, Pulumi or Crossplane to build scalable, reusable, and maintainable infrastructure components.

CI/CD & Security

Expertise in supply-chain hardening, and securing automated deployment pipelines.

Nice-to-Have

: Multi-Cloud Experience (AWS, GCP, Azure or hybrid environments), programming skills (Python, Golang or Rust), FinOps experience (cost allocation and optimization, Karpenter).

Leadership & Mentorship

Ability to coach and mentor engineers, fostering a collaborative and innovative environment.

Strategic Thinking

Outcome-oriented, client-focused, hands-on, and always anticipating technical challenges that jeopardize project outcomes.

AI-native

: You actively use AI-powered tools (e.g., code assistants, LLM-based workflows) to amplify your productivity and quality, or you're eager to start.

Communication

Ability to break down complex topics and explain them in a clear and easy to understand way that makes sense to both engineers and clients.

Languages

Fluent in English; German is a plus

Your Benefits

Why You'll Love Working at SQUER

Ownership & Responsibility

at SQUER, we believe in empowering our team. In our flat hierarchies, your ideas and actions matter more than titles. Take the reins, make an impact and grow with us.

Learn & Grow

Tap into a € 5.000 annual training budget to sharpen your skills and take advantage of our in-house Leadership Academy. Join and be part of our active tech community through meetups, hackathons and training sessions. Get up to 40h/year additional time off for your personal education.

Exciting Challenges & Real Impact

: Dive into diverse projects where your work truly makes a difference – for our clients and for SQUER.

Flexibility for Performance

Benefit from hybrid work options, flexible hours, workations within the EU, and additional vacation days – giving you the freedom to perform at your best.

Tailored Tools for Success

: Choose your preferred hardware configuration and leverage our suite of AI tools and licenses (Anthropic, OpenAI, and more) to suit your working style.

We Value You

: Beyond perks and benefits, we offer a competitive annual salary to recognize your exceptional contributions.

Be Part of a Thriving Team Culture

At SQUER, collaboration and connection are at the heart of what we do. Through open communication, shared successes, and meaningful team events – including our annual SQUER offsite – we cultivate a culture where everyone feels valued and inspired to grow together.

A Perks-Packed Workplace

Work in a central office with a spacious terrace and BBQ, enjoy free lunch in the office, MyClubs sports membership, and either a free “Wiener Linien” ticket or a partial contribution to the “Klimaticket”. Plus, benefit from free massages, referral bonuses, Corporate Benefits, and JobRad. Annual employee presents and a monthly team breakfast add extra value to your work experience.

We believe in transparent and fair compensation. For this role, the annual gross salary ranges between € 75.000 and € 95.000 – the exact placement depends on the seniority level we assess together during the process.