Senior Software Engineer, Platform & Infrastructure (all genders)
Core
Build and maintain scalable, secure cloud infrastructure (AWS, Kubernetes) supporting 150+ monthly production deployments for SaaS customers.
Role type
Senior IC Platform & Infrastructure Engineer
Builds
Kubernetes platform, internal developer platform, AWS infrastructure, observability stack, CI/CD pipelines
Domain
Cloud Infrastructure / SaaS
Required skills
Kubernetes operations, Helm chart authoring, GitOps (Argo CD), AWS (EKS, IAM, VPC), Go, Python, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), incident management
Preferred skills
Kubernetes operator development, progressive delivery tooling (Kargo), policy-as-code (Kyverno), runtime security (Falco), CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI), mentoring
Technologies
Kubernetes, Helm, Argo CD, Kargo, Kyverno, Grafana, Prometheus, Thanos, OpenSearch, GitLab CI, AWS (EKS, VPC, IAM, RDS, S3), Terraform, Go, Python, OpenCost (via careerplan.io/jobs/2662619-senior-software-engineer-platform-infrastructure-all-genders-at-synaos-gmbh)
Responsibilities
Manage Helm chart deployments and enforce policy-as-code; design and drive technical platform initiatives; harden security posture (OIDC, image scanning, secrets management); write custom Kubernetes operators in Go/Python; maintain observability stack and build dashboards; keep GitLab CI/CD pipelines fast and reliable; operate AWS infrastructure and drive cost-efficiency; own incidents end-to-end; mentor engineers and review code/architecture
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC