Cloud Platform Engineer - Control Plane in Netherlands at Jobgether

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Cloud Platform Engineer - Control Plane in Netherlands.

You will join a highly skilled infrastructure engineering team responsible for building and operating the foundational layer of a global cloud platform. This role focuses on designing and maintaining scalable, secure, and highly available cloud infrastructure that powers a managed Cloud Console experience for customers worldwide. You will work across compute, storage, networking, and security domains, contributing to a multi-region architecture built for performance and resilience. Operating in a fast-paced, cloud-native environment, you will collaborate with cross-functional engineering and security teams to ensure robust platform integration and reliability. This is a hands-on role where you will influence platform architecture, automation practices, and operational excellence. You will also contribute to improving developer experience and observability across the infrastructure stack.

• Design, build, and maintain scalable, highly available, and secure cloud infrastructure across AWS environments
• Develop and manage infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, AWS CDK, or CloudFormation
• Work with containerization and orchestration technologies, including Docker and Kubernetes, to support cloud-native workloads
• Implement strategies for load balancing, auto-scaling, disaster recovery, and system resilience across multi-region environments
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and security teams to ensure seamless integration, scalability, and compliance of cloud systems
• Enhance developer experience by improving tooling, automation, and deployment workflows
• Build and maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to ensure platform observability and reliability
• Partner with security teams to implement IAM, encryption, network security, and compliance best practices
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, system issues, and bugs in production environments
• Contribute to CI/CD pipeline improvements and operational automation initiatives

• 6+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure engineering or platform engineering roles
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS services such as EKS, SQS, DocumentDB, Redis, PostgreSQL, and Lambda
• Deep understanding of Kubernetes, containerized environments, and cloud-native architectures
• Strong knowledge of networking, distributed systems, and cloud security principles
• Experience building and operating large-scale APIs and distributed systems
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, AWS CDK, or similar
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices
• Strong problem-solving skills with attention to performance, scalability, and reliability
• Ability to work effectively in cross-functional, fast-paced engineering environments
• Nice to have: experience with Node.js, React, or data-intensive/analytics platforms such as ClickHouse

• Flexible, remote-friendly work environment across multiple countries
• Competitive compensation with equity (stock options) for all employees
• Employer-supported healthcare coverage
• Generous paid time off and flexible vacation policy depending on location
• Home office setup allowance for remote employees
• Opportunities to attend global in-person team gatherings and company offsites
• Inclusive and collaborative culture where employees help shape engineering and company direction
• Equal opportunity workplace with a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion