Staff Cloud Platform Engineer

Inclusion is more than just a word to us – we value people.

We’re always on the lookout for outstanding new colleagues. We promote personal freedom and flexibility for all our team members. No matter your gender or identity – we value every unique contribution. Join our team and help shape a diverse and inclusive future with your individuality.

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These tasks are waiting for you:

Our cloud platform forms the basis for many of our customer projects. We have already developed templates, automations, and best practices for AWS, GitHub, GitLab, Pulumi, and other tools.

As a Staff Cloud Platform Engineer, you will play a central technical role in our projects and work closely with tech leads and cloud platform engineers on scalable platform solutions based on AWS, e.g., with Managed Kubernetes or Serverless. You will help design, develop, and reliably operate cloud platform solutions so that our teams can work productively with the platform.

You will combine architectural work with hands-on engineering: you will contribute your experience early on in the bidding phase and architectural decisions, develop reusable platform solutions together with other engineers, and support teams in setting up infrastructure with Pulumi (TypeScript) or Terraform, in CI/CD with GitHub or GitLab, and in operational topics such as monitoring with Elastic Cloud, Prometheus, and Grafana.

You will support development teams in working effectively with the platform, assist in the analysis and follow-up of incidents, and share your knowledge within the team to support engineers in technical decisions and further develop our engineering standards.

If you see yourself more in a role that shapes the platform-wide technical direction and standards within the company, our Principal Cloud Platform Engineer might also be a good fit for you.

These are your competences!

You have many years of experience (typically several years in positions of responsibility) in the development and operation of productive software and cloud systems.
You have experience with cloud architectures and modern infrastructure, especially in the AWS environment.
You work with a DevOps mindset and are used to designing infrastructure and operations together with development teams.
You have experience in the technical leadership of engineers, e.g., through mentoring, architecture work, or technical decision-making.
You can communicate clearly and appropriately with customers, tech leads, and engineering teams.
You approach technical problems in a structured and analytical manner and ensure transparency on complex issues.
You have a good understanding of security and compliance requirements, e.g., in the context of ISO 27001 or similar standards.
You are willing to take on on-call responsibility in platform operations.
Experience with technologies such as AWS, Kubernetes, Serverless, Pulumi or Terraform, GitHub or GitLab, as well as Elastic, Prometheus or Grafana is a big plus. Other platforms such as Vercel or Heroku are also part of our ecosystem.
You are available from September 2026.
You have a good command of German, as our project communication and many customer environments are predominantly in German.

What you can expect:

Hybrid work / remote work
As you like: You can always use one of our desks in our hip office in Hamburg. If you prefer your home office, perhaps live in another city, or want to work temporarily at the beach, we're also happy to welcome you virtually.
Flexible working time models
What do you prefer? Let's talk about which model you feel comfortable with.
29 Days of vacation
Need some holiday? With a 5-day week, you are entitled to 29 days of vacation.
Overtime pay
Let's be honest: In hot project phases you will sometimes have to work extra hours. That is part of it - but so is the fact that you will be paid for it.
Development support
If you can dream it, you can do it: For your further development you will receive a training budget for your own use.
Company pension plan
We care about your future: That's why you will receive an above-average contribution to the company pension scheme.
Hardware of your choice
You choose: You decide what you can work with and how well. That's why you have a free choice of the equipment / hardware we provide you with.
360° support
We are family: We support you and your family in all life situations.

Also look forward to...

Centrally located office in Hamburg with various shopping and lunch possibilities.
We are still working on delicious coffee from the barista, but our filter coffee is made with love and soft drinks are always cold.
Daily exchange with experienced colleagues in cross-functional teams.
Appreciative cooperation.

Step by Step to Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

We look forward to getting to know you and learning more about you and your background. If you don’t have a complete application ready, that’s completely fine – we’re happy to receive a detailed LinkedIn or Xing profile as well. Let’s find out together if we’re a good match!

Application received

1st Interview (getting to know each other)

2nd Interview (professional exchange)

Contract offer / signature

Onboarding / Party

What Are You Waiting for?

What's most important to us at Whiskey Tango Foxtrot? Building diverse, inclusive and authentic teams. If you think you're right for the job, even without meeting every single requirement, please send us your application. We look forward to talking to you and seeing if you are a good fit for the role and for us. We are looking forward to meeting you!