Lead Platform Engineer

Quick Facts

• Role: Lead Platform Engineer

Description

Lead the design, build, and maintenance of internal platforms that enable development teams to deploy and manage applications via self-service. Standardize tools and frameworks and integrate AI-enabled platform capabilities (GenAI, intelligent agents, AIOps) to improve automation, reliability, and developer productivity. Ensure platform reliability, high availability, and performance while improving development and operational processes using DORA metrics.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain internal platforms for self-service deployment and application management

• Develop and update standardized tools, libraries, and frameworks to optimize development workflows

• Guide adoption of AI technologies on the platform (GenAI, AI agents, AIOps)

• Integrate development tools and services within the platform ecosystem across multiple teams

• Enhance developer experience with documentation, training, and support for platform tools

• Implement strategies for high availability, reliability, and performance

• Apply DORA metrics to assess and improve development and operational processes

• Monitor industry trends and adopt emerging technologies to boost platform capabilities

• Collaborate with development, operations, and security teams to enable seamless application integration

• Provide technical guidance to resolve platform issues and improve system health

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of experience in platform engineering or related field

• Strong knowledge of software development processes, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps methodologies

• Proficiency with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, and container technologies including Docker and Kubernetes

• Experience with infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Bicep

• Experience with GitOps solutions such as Flux or Argo CD

• Familiarity with Crossplane, Pulumi, and AWS Controllers for Kubernetes

• Experience using internal developer platforms such as Backstage, Humanitec, or OpsLevel

• Understanding of high availability, high performance multi-data center systems and hybrid cloud environments

• Scripting skills in Bash, Shell, or Python

• Strong troubleshooting ability for system resources and application stack issues

• Experience with native AI cloud services: AWS Bedrock, Google Vertex AI, Azure AI

• Ability to design, build, and operate AI agents and agentic frameworks

• Experience with coding agents such as Claude Code, OpenCode, Cursor, Trae, Antigravity

• Proficient English communication skills

Benefits

• Flexible schedule and remote work option within Poland; chance to work abroad up to 60 days annually

• Business-driven relocation opportunities

• Career growth: leadership development, career advising, soft skills, well-being programs

• Certifications (GCP, Azure, AWS)

• Unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning, Get Abstract, and Cloud Guru; English classes

• Stable income (employment contract or B2B) and Employee Stock Purchase Plan

• Benefits package (health insurance, multisport, shopping vouchers)

• Modern offices with entertainment and relaxation zones; snacks and coffee

• Referral bonuses; corporate, social, and well-being events