# Senior Platform Engineer at Bitvavo

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> Responsibilities: - Partner with engineering teams to design

- **Company:** Bitvavo (https://jobs.trythestack.co/companies/bitvavo)
- **Location:** Amsterdam, NL, Netherlands
- **Work arrangement:** On-site
- **Employment type:** Full-time
- **Experience level:** 5–10 years
- **Visa sponsorship:** Offered, according to the listing
- **Key skills:** Python, Kotlin, Go, distributed systems, systems engineering, networking, Terraform, infrastructure-as-code, Kubernetes, container orchestration, cloud, automation
- **Posted by employer:** 2026-10-31
- **Added to The Stack:** 2026-11-01
- **Listed until:** 2026-12-30
- **Status:** Active
- **Apply:** https://jobs.bitvavo.com/find-your-role/senior-platform-engineer/ab5a5006-72af-4998-9ce0-9da147605fe1?utm_source=3r62vK6rbg (the employer's own application page)
- **Human page:** https://jobs.trythestack.co/jobs/senior-platform-engineer-bitvavo

## About the role

Responsibilities:
- Partner with engineering teams to design and deliver scalable systems meeting strict latency, availability and throughput goals.
- Create paved paths: reusable infrastructure, IaC patterns and automation that make it easy to deploy and observe applications across environments.
- Build reproducible systems using Terraform and other automation tools; ensure consistency across staging and production.
- Operate and evolve Kubernetes-based container orchestration in a cloud-first environment.
- Diagnose systemic performance or reliability issues and drive improvements; mentor peers and share engineering best practices.

Requirements:
- Professional experience with at least one language such as Python, Kotlin or Go.
- Strong fundamentals in distributed systems, systems engineering and networking.
- Proven use of infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform) and automation to build reproducible systems.
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes in cloud environments.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate with stakeholders to derive requirements and drive decisions.
- High ownership mentality and experience mentoring or enabling other engineers.

## Responsibilities

Empower teams to build scalable systems with strict latency, availability, and throughput requirements, partnering with engineering teams to craft the right solutions. Enable teams to own their systems by deploying and observing applications using infrastructure as code, while mentoring teammates and sharing knowledge.

## Requirements

Experience with Python, Kotlin, or Go; strong fundamentals in distributed systems and networking. Proficiency with Terraform and infrastructure-as-code, and container orchestration with Kubernetes in a cloud-first environment. Excellent communication and a strong sense of ownership.

## FAQ

- **Is this Senior Platform Engineer role still open?** It was posted on 2026-10-31 and is listed as active on The Stack. Confirm on Bitvavo's application page before applying.
- **Does Bitvavo offer visa sponsorship?** This listing is marked as offering visa sponsorship. Eligibility rules are set by the employer, so check the details on Bitvavo's site.
- **Where is this role located?** The listing gives the location as Amsterdam, NL, Netherlands. It is marked on-site.
- **What skills does this role ask for?** The listing names: Python, Kotlin, Go, distributed systems, systems engineering, networking, Terraform, infrastructure-as-code, Kubernetes, container orchestration, cloud, automation.

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