About the Role
We are seeking a Platform Architect to develop an ecosystem where developers can deploy code quickly, securely, and without unnecessary hurdles. The goal is to make infrastructure a product, ensuring the platform is invisible, scalable, and absolutely reliable.
Responsibilities
- Shape the developer experience by developing and automating platforms that enable teams to work fast and deliver code with full security.
- Eliminate bottlenecks and friction from the development process.
- Make CI/CD a central tool by integrating modern tools into pipelines, ensuring functionality, security, and reliability from the start.
- Take full responsibility for our GKE/Kubernetes infrastructure on Google Cloud, designing, continuously developing, and optimizing it.
- Perform proactive security engineering, identifying vulnerabilities before penetration testers do.
- Continuously develop the platform to make development faster, more secure, and infinitely scalable.
Requirements
- Possess 5+ years of experience in DevOps Engineering, with a proven track record of building and driving initiatives.
- Demonstrate expertise in the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) ecosystem, Kubernetes, and Linux.
- Utilize Infrastructure as Code, Docker/CRI-O, and shell scripting as core tools.
- Automate repetitive tasks.
- Take end-to-end ownership of the stack, from Terraform to production deployment.
- Showcase a portfolio, side project, or demo repository that demonstrates practical implementation skills.
Skills
- DevOps Engineering
- Platform Architecture
- Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- Kubernetes
- Linux
- Infrastructure as Code
- Docker/CRI-O
- Shell Scripting
- CI/CD
- Security Engineering
- Graylog
- Grafana
- Prometheus
- Python
- Jenkins
- Ansible
- Terraform
- AWS
Location
- Remote
- Berlin
Work Type
- Remote
- On-site
Experience Level
- 5+ years
Benefits
- 30 days of vacation
- Time off on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve
- Smart Fridays (4-day week option)
- Mobility options (Deutschlandticket & JobRad)
- Sports and health offerings
- Mental health support
- Corporate Benefits
- RTL+ access
About the Company
- We use AI to accelerate thinking, not replace it.
- We design the system, steer the output, and take responsibility for what we ship.
- We value speed where it makes sense and carefulness where it matters.
- Our approach to DevOps is not about managing tickets but about building an ecosystem.
- We foster a culture of ownership, efficiency, and continuous improvement.
- We encourage learning through hackathons, conferences, and community engagement.
- We offer a high-trust environment with genuine responsibility, minimal bureaucracy, and no micromanagement.
- We promote a 'do rather than talk' mentality, encouraging quick testing and learning from failures.
- We maintain high standards with low ego, valuing direct feedback, honest collaboration, and a drama-free environment.
Equal Opportunity
- smartclip is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, nationality, age, gender, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or any other diverse characteristics.
