# Platform Engineer at Catawiki

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- **Company:** Catawiki (https://jobs.trythestack.co/companies/catawiki)
- **Location:** Amsterdam, Netherlands
- **Work arrangement:** On-site
- **Employment type:** Full-time
- **Experience level:** 5–10 years
- **Visa sponsorship:** Offered, according to the listing
- **Key skills:** Kubernetes, Cloud platforms, GCP, AWS, Azure, Terraform, Ansible, CI/CD pipelines, GitOps, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, OpenTelemetry, Infrastructure-as-code, Observability, Automation
- **Posted by employer:** 2026-11-02
- **Added to The Stack:** 2026-11-03
- **Listed until:** 2027-01-01
- **Status:** Active
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/catawiki/jobs/8346092 (the employer's own application page)
- **Human page:** https://jobs.trythestack.co/jobs/platform-engineer-catawiki-89eca113

## About the role

Responsibilities:
- Design, build, and maintain a self-service developer platform to simplify deployments and improve developer experience.
- Operate and scale Kubernetes clusters and cloud resources with a focus on performance, cost-efficiency (FinOps), and reliability.
- Build and improve CI/CD pipelines, GitOps workflows, and reusable templates to accelerate delivery.
- Enhance observability and incident response using metrics, logs, traces, and dashboards (Prometheus/Grafana/OTel/ELK).
- Automate infrastructure and reduce operational toil using IaC (Terraform/Ansible) and scripting; collaborate with product teams to adopt cloud-native best practices.

Requirements:
- 5+ years production experience with Kubernetes and one or more public clouds (GCP, AWS, Azure).
- Strong experience with infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD, GitOps, and platform automation.
- Practical knowledge of observability tooling, incident response, and performance/scalability practices.
- Experience applying FinOps principles, capacity planning, and cost optimisation for cloud workloads.
- Collaborative mindset, strong communication skills, and a drive to improve developer productivity and platform reliability.

## Responsibilities

You will build and maintain a self-service developer platform to abstract infrastructure complexity and improve developer productivity. Additionally, you will orchestrate cloud-native infrastructure and enhance observability to ensure system reliability, scalability, and security.

## Requirements

Candidates must have at least 5 years of production experience with Kubernetes and cloud platforms like GCP, AWS, or Azure. You should also possess strong automation skills with infrastructure-as-code tools and a collaborative mindset for working with cross-functional teams.

## FAQ

- **Is this Platform Engineer role still open?** It was posted on 2026-11-02 and is listed as active on The Stack. Confirm on Catawiki's application page before applying.
- **Does Catawiki offer visa sponsorship?** This listing is marked as offering visa sponsorship. Eligibility rules are set by the employer, so check the details on Catawiki's site.
- **Where is this role located?** The listing gives the location as Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is marked on-site.
- **What skills does this role ask for?** The listing names: Kubernetes, Cloud platforms, GCP, AWS, Azure, Terraform, Ansible, CI/CD pipelines, GitOps, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, OpenTelemetry, Infrastructure-as-code, Observability, Automation.

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