Staff Platform Engineer – Europe (EU)
As a Staff Platform Engineer, you will play a critical role in building and scaling infrastructure that supports high-impact, large-scale applications. You will design reliable, secure, and maintainable systems that enable product teams to deliver features quickly and safely. The role involves full ownership of projects from conception to production, working on infrastructure‑as‑code, automation, and event‑driven architectures. You will collaborate closely with engineers across the organization, ensuring the platform scales efficiently as usage grows and remains resilient under high demand. This position is ideal for engineers who enjoy solving complex problems, optimizing systems, and shaping the developer experience in a fast‑moving, mission‑driven environment.
Accountabilities
- Build and maintain infrastructure to support scalable, high‑performance applications
- Optimize existing systems for reliability, security, and efficiency, including databases, pipelines, and distributed services
- Develop automated guardrails to ensure compliance and protection of sensitive customer data
- Implement infrastructure to support event‑driven architectures and data warehouses
- Collaborate with product and engineering teams to improve deployment processes, feature rollouts, and monitoring
- Own projects end‑to‑end, from design and development to production and post‑launch support
- Provide guidance and best practices for internal teams on platform usage, reliability, and security
Requirements
Proven experience as a platform, site reliability, or backend engineer in high‑scale production environmentsStrong programming skills in TypeScript, Node.js, and SQL; familiarity with React and Apollo GraphQL a plusExperience with cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred), CI / CD pipelines, monitoring, and deployment automationHands‑on experience with infrastructure‑as‑code, event‑driven systems, and distributed servicesAbility to troubleshoot complex systems and optimize for scalability, reliability, and performanceStrong ownership mindset and ability to deliver independently in a fast‑moving environmentExcellent collaboration and communication skills across global engineering teamsComfortable balancing reliability, flexibility, and speed in product and infrastructure decisionsBonus : experience in developer tooling, large‑scale recruitment or SaaS platforms, or managing on‑call responsibilitiesBenefits
Competitive salary and equity, including a 10‑year exercise window for stock optionsUnlimited paid time off with encouragement to use itGenerous parental leave (minimum 12 weeks fully paid)Remote‑first work across Europe with optional office or co‑working supportComprehensive equipment, software, and home‑office budgetProfessional development support including conferences and education budgetInclusive, diverse, and mission‑driven engineering culture emphasizing autonomy and impactOpportunities to work on challenging, high‑impact infrastructure projects in a fast‑growing environmentSeniority level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment type
Full‑time
Job function
Information Technology
Industries
Non‑profit Organizations and Primary and Secondary Education
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