Platform Engineer
On-siteCluj-Napoca, Cluj County, Romania
Job Summary
Build and evolve a cloud-native platform running on Azure, serving multiple product teams. Design and maintain Kubernetes-based infrastructure, including custom operators for application lifecycle management and Helm charts for resource provisioning. Configure sidecar architecture for routing and proxy ports, while contributing to authentication, authorization, and the Grafana-based observability stack. Author Terraform modules for Azure resource provisioning and maintain the internal App Catalog service registry. Participate in code reviews, sprint planning, and Agile ceremonies to ensure high-quality deliverables. Maintain and extend schema-driven configuration handbooks and application scaffolding tools.
Required Qualifications
- University Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business or a related field
- 3+ years of experience on a similar role
- Advanced knowledge of OOP, Algorithms & Data Structures
- Solid experience with Kubernetes
- Hands-on experience with Azure cloud services, particularly: Azure PostgreSQL Flexible Server (including backup/restore strategies), Azure Storage Accounts, Azure resource provisioning and management across multiple environments
- Strong proficiency in Terraform for Infrastructure as Code
- Experience with Helm charts
- Solid understanding of GitOps principles and deployment workflows (e.g., ArgoCD, Flux, or GitHub Actions-based GitOps)
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, ideally GitHub Actions
- Good understanding of networking and proxy configuration
- Experience with authentication and authorization flows
- Familiarity with observability and telemetry stacks: Grafana, Loki, Prometheus, Tempo
Desired Qualifications
- Experience in development with Java SE 17+
- Experience with operator patterns in Kubernetes (custom controllers, reconciliation logic, error handling)
- Good understanding of software design principles, design patterns, and best practices
- Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
- Excellent English verbal and written skills
- German communication skills will be a plus
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