Head of Platform Engineering

Role Overview

Seeking an experienced and dynamic Head of Platform Engineering to join our leadership team. Reporting to the Director of Engineering this role is pivotal in driving the technical strategy and execution of our platform infrastructure.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Software Engineering DevOps Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) infrastructure management solutions architecture and scaling. You will be responsible for building and maintaining a robust secure and scalable multitenant platform that powers our global B2B SaaS solution. This is a handson role that requires both strategic vision and the ability to dive deep into technical challenges.

Responsibilities

• Lead and Manage the Platform Engineering Initiatives
  • Define and execute the technical roadmap for platform infrastructure observability and developer experience
  • Drive DevOps SRE and Infrastructure initiatives to ensure platform reliability and performance
  • Foster a culture of automation observability and continuous improvement
• Architect and Implement Scalable Solutions
  • Design and implement robust scalable and secure infrastructure solutions.
  • Establish architectural guidelines and best practices for the platform
  • Ensure optimal performance and scalability across all regions
• Own Platform Reliability and Operations
  • Define and maintain SLOs/SLIs/SLAs for critical platform services
  • Implement comprehensive monitoring alerting and observability solutions
  • Design and maintain disaster recovery and business continuity plans
  • Lead incident response and postmortem processes
• Optimize Platform Performance and Costs
  • Implement strategies to optimize infrastructure costs without compromising quality.
  • Monitor and improve platform performance metrics
• Resolve Technical Debt
  • Identify areas of technical debt and develop plans to address them
  • Refactor legacy systems to improve maintainability and performance
• Ensure Security and Compliance
  • Implement security best practices and maintain security posture
  • Ensure compliance with SOC 2 and other relevant standards
  • Lead security audits and remediation efforts
• Enable Developer Productivity
  • Work closely with crossfunctional teams to align platform architecture with business goals.
  • Build and maintain efficient CI/CD pipelines
  • Improve developer experience through tooling and automation
  • Establish infrastructure as code practices
  • Create and maintain technical documentation
• HandsOn Technical Leadership
  • Be actively involved in solving complex technical issues
  • Contribute to codebases as needed to drive projects forward

Requirements

• Technical Expertise
  • Proven experience managing Kubernetes clusters and expertise in container orchestration.
  • Experience with observability tools (e.g. DataDog Prometheus Grafana)
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or CloudFormation
  • Experience in Database optimization and management experience (especially for multitenant architectures)
  • Extensive knowledge of AWS services including EKS Lambda EC2 S3 RDS Glue Redshift and ElastiCache
  • Strong experience with GitOps workflows and tools particularly ArgoCD
  • Demonstrated expertise in CI/CD pipelines and automation
  • Solid software engineering background with proficiency in Python (backend).
  • Experience with JavaScript/TypeScript and modern JS frameworks (Vue.js Angular.js React.js) is a plus.
  • Strong focus on security practices and implementations
  • Experience with multitenant architecture patterns and best practices
• Leadership Skills
  • At least 7 years of experience in software engineering platform engineering infrastructure management or related fields
  • Excellent leadership and team management skills with the ability to drive velocity
  • Highly accountable and responsible with a strong work ethic and willingness to go the extra mile
  • Proven ability to balance technical debt with feature development
• Soft Skills
  • Fluent in English
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to work well in a team environment
  • Capable of strategic thinking while also being detailoriented
  • Handson approach with the ability to solve complex technical issues independently
  • Proactive energetic and understands the importance of making an impact

Technical Environment & Stack

Our engineering team leverages a variety of modern technologies. While working with the company you can expect to be exposed to the following stack

• Infrastructure:
  • Kubernetes (EKS) for container orchestration
  • AWS as our primary cloud provider
  • GitOps deployment model with ArgoCD
  • Infrastructure as Code using Terraform
  • Multitenant architecture
  • Observability stack (Datadog Sentry Atatus)
• Backend:
  • Python; Web Frameworks: Python frameworks including Django Fast API;
  • Databases: PostgreSQL MongoDB ElasticSearch and Redis
  • Other: RabbitMQ Celery
• Frontend:
  • Javascript/TypeScript. Vue.js

General information about Benefits:

Relocation package:

• Dependent Visas for direct family members
• Plane ticket (Reimbursable)7 days of temporary accommodation
• Visa and Work permit

Other benefits:

• Social Security
• Health insurance15 days of paid annual leaves
• 15 days of national holiday
• 2 weeks/year to work from anywhere
• Company trip
• Birthday lunch
• Learning allowance

Head of Platform Engineering

**Must come from coding background and Software Development and climb up career ladder. Wont consider IT manager background.

• Budget: 210K Gross
• Fluent in English
• 1 years of solid experience with Python
• Software Engineering background is a must
• JavaScript experience is good to have
  • Recruitment process:
    • Recruiter call (15 mins)
    • Interview with CTO and CoFounder (30 mins)
    • System design interview (1 hours to prepare 7 days deadline) 1 hours project presentation with Director of Engineering
    • Interview with CEO