Platform Tech Lead

Apliteni is a remote-first IT company (EU) founded in 2017. We build products that help businesses operate more easily, efficiently, and reliably.

Our flagship product, Keitaro, is a traffic tracker that simplifies the work of marketers and media buyers, helping them collect and analyze data from advertising platforms such as Google Ads, YouTube, Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram.

We are looking for

• Platform Tech Lead to join the Apliteni Platform Infra team. The team’s mission is to accelerate value delivery (Lead Time Reduction), reduce cognitive load for engineering teams, and develop the platform into a mature, measurable, predictable, and scalable system.

• 5–8+ years of experience in DevOps/Platform Engineering.

• Technical leadership: architecture, mentoring, code review, leading a sub-team.

• Production experience with Kubernetes (GKE/EKS).

• Hands-on experience building CI/CD, Observability, and self-service solutions.

• Strong experience with AWS or GCP.

Bonus: experience building internal platforms and improving Developer Experience.

Example Responsibilities

• Conduct an architectural audit of the current platform (Kubernetes, CI/CD, Observability, databases) and prepare a development roadmap.

• Design XaaS components and self-service interfaces for product teams.

• Build a predictable Scrumban process: WIP limits, removing blockers, improving prioritization and task decomposition.

Tech Stack

• Kubernetes: autoscaling, operators, CRD, service mesh, networking, RBAC.

• Google Cloud / AWS: GKE/EKS, Cloud SQL/RDS, S3/Cloud Storage, VPC, IAM.

• Terraform, Helm, GitOps PostgreSQL, Redis, S3-compatible storages.

• CI/CD: templates, artifacts, security, Lead Time optimization.

• Observability: Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, Tempo.

• Linux, networking, security.

Required Skills

• Deep expertise with Kubernetes at a platform level: scaling, networking, RBAC, operators, CRD, ingress, service mesh.

• Ability to design cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP), knowledge of HA patterns and cost control.

• Strong proficiency with Terraform, Helm, GitOps.

• Operation of data storage systems (PostgreSQL, Redis, S3): performance monitoring, configuration optimization, and ensuring high availability and stable operation.

• Ability to build Observability as a product: metrics, logs, traces.

• Experience creating and scaling CI/CD as a service: security, standards, Lead Time optimization.

• Experience designing hybrid architectures (cloud ↔ bare metal).

Personal Qualities

• Mature engineering mindset and structured decision-making.

• Ability to manage team flow and maintain a stable delivery rhythm.

• Product-oriented approach to platform development (not “just infrastructure”).

• Proactivity, responsibility, and initiative.

What We Offer

• Fully remote long-term contract from anywhere in the world. No relocation needed — you can work and travel freely.

• Unlimited paid time off, used for vacations, sick leave, childcare, or aligning with local holidays.

• Professional development support: €1000 per year for learning — conferences, courses, books, anything you choose.

• Health & wellness support: €1500 per year for sports and medical services — whether insurance, a gym membership, or massage.

• Laptop purchase/upgrade program available after six months with the company.