# Staff Platform Engineer - Cloud Platform (all genders) at ABOUT YOU SE & Co. KG

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- **Company:** ABOUT YOU SE & Co. KG (https://jobs.trythestack.co/companies/about-you-se-co-kg)
- **Location:** Hamburg, Germany
- **Work arrangement:** Hybrid
- **Employment type:** Full-time
- **Experience level:** 5–10 years
- **Visa sponsorship:** Offered, according to the listing
- **Key skills:** AWS, Infrastructure as Code, Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, GitLab CI, Go, Datadog, Opensearch, Fluentd, CI/CD, Observability, VPC, Secrets Management, Scaling Strategies, Networking
- **Posted by employer:** 2026-06-24
- **Added to The Stack:** 2026-06-24
- **Status:** May no longer be active (posted more than 60 days ago)
- **Apply:** https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/ABOUTYOUGmbH/744000133895859-staff-platform-engineer-cloud-platform-all-genders- (the employer's own application page)
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## About the role

Responsibilities:
- Architect, maintain and continuously improve AWS infrastructure using IaC (Terraform).
- Automate and enhance CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows (GitLab CI) to ensure reliable releases.
- Own critical Kubernetes platform components: cluster operations, scaling, ingress, VPC and secrets management.
- Design and operate observability: monitoring, alerting and centralized logging (Datadog, Opensearch, fluentd).
- Act as an internal platform partner: consult and enable product teams on operational best practices and reliability.
- Drive cost, security and performance improvements across the platform.

Requirements:
- 7+ years of experience in platform, SRE or site reliability roles.
- Strong expertise with AWS and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform).
- Solid experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Proven skills in CI/CD tooling (GitLab CI) and deployment automation.
- Practical knowledge of observability stacks (Datadog, logging, alerting) and scaling strategies.
- Basic to intermediate Go programming ability.
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills; experience enabling agile teams and stakeholders.

## Responsibilities

Architect and evolve AWS infrastructure using IaC while automating CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows. Take ownership of Kubernetes components and implement comprehensive observability solutions to ensure 24/7 platform availability.

## Requirements

Requires at least 7 years of experience as a Platform or Site Reliability Engineer with strong expertise in AWS, Terraform, and Kubernetes. Proficiency in Go and experience with GitLab CI are also required.

## FAQ

- **Is this Staff Platform Engineer - Cloud Platform (all genders) role still open?** It was posted on 2026-06-24. Listings more than 30 days old may no longer be active, so check ABOUT YOU SE & Co. KG's site before applying.
- **Does ABOUT YOU SE & Co. KG offer visa sponsorship?** This listing is marked as offering visa sponsorship. Eligibility rules are set by the employer, so check the details on ABOUT YOU SE & Co. KG's site.
- **Where is this role located?** The listing gives the location as Hamburg, Germany. It is marked hybrid.
- **What skills does this role ask for?** The listing names: AWS, Infrastructure as Code, Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, GitLab CI, Go, Datadog, Opensearch, Fluentd, CI/CD, Observability, VPC, Secrets Management, Scaling Strategies, Networking.

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