Senior Platform Engineer

About the role

As a Senior Platform Engineer, you will own the platform that powers Workist's AI agents, including cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes clusters, and the CI/CD pipeline. You will set your own roadmap through quarterly themes, ensuring the platform remains secure, observable, and cost-efficient while supporting the growth of the product. You will report to the CTO and act as the primary voice for platform-related engineering decisions.

Responsibilities

• Own the architecture of cloud environments across Azure and AWS, ensuring proper structure and isolation.
• Design and deliver platform capabilities such as GPU capacity planning and LLM gateway management.
• Manage Kubernetes and managed data services, ensuring capacity planning, safe upgrades, and cost control.
• Oversee end-to-end security, including access control, network isolation, and vulnerability remediation.
• Maintain observability and alerting systems, leading incident response and post-incident follow-ups.
• Optimize the path from merge request to production to ensure fast builds and reliable deployments.

Required skills

• Kubernetes
• Terraform
• Azure
• AWS
• Python
• DevOps
• Cloud Infrastructure
• Security
• Site Reliability
• Helm
• GitOps

Qualifications

• Experience running production infrastructure end-to-end
• Fluent English

Benefits

• Flexible working hours
• Workation (4 weeks per year)
• Personal development budget
• Deutschlandticket Job
• JobRad allowance
• Social Days
• Weekly RunningLunch
• Office lounge with drinks and snacks

About the Company

Workist is a company building AI agents, operating out of an 8-floor office in Berlin. They prioritize an open, collaborative culture and provide state-of-the-art hardware for their employees.