Senior Platform Engineer (m/f/d)

Job Description

About your tasks: 

• Design, build and maintain platform infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles with tools such as Terraform. 
• Develop memory services, vector storage patterns, and semantic search capabilities. 
• Design secure access patterns for agents to governed enterprise data, including Databricks, and integrate guardrails for allowed tools and data sources. 
• Operate and evolve a Kubernetes-based platform for the Data & AI department, enabling deployment, management, and scaling of services following GitOps practices. 
• Build observability capabilities covering agent execution, performance, reliability, cost signals, and operational health. 
• Collaborate closely with other engineering, DevOps/MLOps, SRE, security, and product teams to define platform standards and improve developer self-service. 
• Participate in architecture discussions, propose improvements, and drive adoption of platform engineering best practices. 
• Stay current with emerging technologies in the cloud-native, AI platform, and agentic AI ecosystem to continuously improve the platform. 

Qualifications

About you: 

• Extensive practical experience operating Kubernetes and cloud infrastructure in production or at scale. 
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code, especially Terraform, as well as automation, CI/CD, and GitOps delivery. 
• Experience building reusable platform capabilities for engineering teams. 
• Experience with agent frameworks such as LangGraph, OpenAI Agents SDK, AutoGen, CrewAI, Semantic Kernel, or similar technologies. 
• Experience with RAG, vector search, embeddings, and knowledge retrieval systems. 
• Experience integrating with governed data or ML platforms; Databricks experience is a strong plus. 
• Proficient in Python, Shell, and/or Go for scripting and automating infrastructure and workflows. 
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to work independently and take ownership. 
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across teams in a fast-moving environment. 
• Fluency in English; German language skills are a plus but not required. 

Additional Information

About your benefits: 

In order to provide you with the best possible support for your individual needs - whether it‘s living a healthy life, having enough time for your family, or developing your skills - we offer a wide range of different, site-specific benefits: 

• Welcome days: We want you to feel at home with us from the very first day. Therefore, we welcome you with our comprehensive onboarding program. 
• Sports: Stay healthy. Profit from a membership (M) package at Urban Sports Club, so that you can take advantage of a huge variety of sport offers. 
• Mental Health: Get quick and professional help from psychologists of nilo if you feel overwhelmed in private or professional life. Anonymous and free of charge. 
• Work from Home: If your job does not require you to be present in the office, we can arrange the place you work from individually - even for up to 20 days a year anywhere in the EU. 
• Personal development: Grow! We support and encourage your individual development through various in- and external trainings.