[Hiring] Senior Platform Engineer @Workist

Role Description

As Senior Platform Engineer , you own the platform that Workist's AI agents run on:

• Two clouds: Azure and AWS
• Kubernetes clusters for production, staging, and ML workloads
• Path from merge request to production for every service

You decide how this platform evolves, keeping it secure, observable, and cost-efficient, while extending it as the product grows. Recent tasks included:

• Implementing an LLM gateway with region failover for Azure OpenAI deployments
• Performing GPU capacity planning for our models

You set your own roadmap, with infrastructure run as quarterly themes that you propose, make the case for, and deliver. Approximately a third of your time is dedicated to:

• Handling incidents
• Addressing pentest findings
• Assisting developers with deployment issues

You report to our CTO and represent the platform in engineering decisions.

Qualifications

• Professional team player who thrives in a collaborative environment
• Experience running production infrastructure end to end
• Proficiency in Kubernetes and Terraform in production
• Active Python skills for debugging and fixing application code
• Strong focus on security practices
• Clear writing skills for documentation and incident reports
• Fluent in English

Requirements

• Production experience on Azure or AWS
• Experience with cluster upgrades, Helm, GitOps, and infrastructure as code
• Ability to design least-privilege access and manage patching

Benefits

• Ergonomic workplace in Worki Tower with creative spaces
• Flexible working hours to accommodate personal schedules
• Choice between office or remote work, with the option to work abroad for 4 weeks a year
• Social events including summer and Christmas parties
• Weekly RunningLunch for fitness and team bonding
• Mobility options including Deutschlandticket Job and JobRad allowance
• Support for social and volunteer work with 3 additional "Social Days"
• Personal development budget of EUR 1,000.00 per year