Senior Software Engineer - Platform (Cloud Operations) at Qdrant
Germany
<p>Qdrant is a cutting-edge vector database company on a mission to revolutionize how organizations manage and query unstructured data. Our open-source engine and managed cloud solutions power AI-driven search, recommendation, and data discovery at scale. We are a remote-first company, building a global team of passionate engineers to push the boundaries of database infrastructure.</p> <p>As a <strong>Senior Software Engineer on the Cloud Operations team</strong>, you will work at the intersection of platform engineering and reliability. You’ll design, operate, and evolve the cloud-native infrastructure that underpins Qdrant Cloud, with a strong focus on scalability, stability, and reducing operational load through engineering.</p> <p>This role is for engineers who enjoy <strong>building platforms that run reliably in production</strong>, combining strong software engineering with infrastructure and systems thinking.</p> <h2 id="tasks">Tasks</h2> <ul> <li>Design, implement, and operate core cloud platform components</li> <li>Build and maintain Kubernetes clusters and develop custom Kubernetes operators</li> <li>Write production-grade Go and Python code for platform services and automation</li> <li>Improve reliability, scalability, and cost efficiency of cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP/Azure)</li> <li>Strengthen observability through monitoring, logging, alerting, and metrics</li> <li>Automate operational workflows and platform integrations</li> <li>Collaborate closely with Platform, Regions & Clusters, and Features teams</li> <li>Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and long-term system hardening</li> <li>Continuously reduce KTLO and operational overhead through engineering improvements</li> </ul> <h2 id="requirements">Requirements</h2> <p><strong>Must have</strong></p> <ul> <li>5–7+ years of experience in platform engineering, infrastructure, or SRE-adjacent roles</li> <li>Strong proficiency in <strong>Go and Python</strong>, or deep expertise in one with willingness to work regularly with both</li> <li>Solid experience running Kubernetes in production</li> <li>Strong understanding of distributed systems and cloud-native architectures</li> <li>Hands-on experience with major cloud providers (AWS, GCP, or Azure)</li> <li>Experience with CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, and automation practices</li> <li>Comfortable participating in on-call rotations and managing production incidents</li> <li>Ownership mindset and clear communication skills</li> </ul> <p><strong>Nice to have</strong></p> <ul> <li>Experience building Kubernetes operators or control-plane components</li> <li>Background in SaaS, database, or systems-level product companies</li> <li>Experience with Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, or similar tooling</li> <li>Familiarity with networking, load balancing, or service meshes</li> <li>Contributions to open-source projects</li> </ul> <h2 id="benefits">Benefits</h2> <ul> <li>Competitive salary, equity, and benefits</li> <li>Fully remote setup with flexible working hours</li> <li>High-impact role in a core cloud operations team</li> <li>Opportunity to work on large-scale Kubernetes and cloud systems</li> <li>Clear growth path toward Staff Engineer or Platform Architecture roles</li> </ul> <p>If you enjoy building reliable platforms, improving systems through code, and operating complex infrastructure at scale, we’d love to hear from you.</p>
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