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Senior API & Platform Engineer

Summary

Build and operate a Kubernetes-based internal API platform for a global automotive company, enforcing governance and reliability across hybrid/multi-cloud environments.

We're looking for someone with real production scars — commercial Kubernetes experience running at scale, years spent in the API space, and cloud knowledge earned through hands-on delivery, not just certifications.


You'll be joining a Platform Engineering team in a global automotive company that is building the internal API platform used by engineering teams across the organization — enabling self-service, enforcing governance, and ensuring reliability across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.


WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:

  • Design, build, and operate API platform capabilities across Kubernetes and cloud environments.
  • Define API standards and automate onboarding — enforce governance across engineering, DevOps, and security teams.
  • Establish GitOps workflows and CI/CD pipelines for declarative configuration and API lifecycle management.
  • Implement security and traffic policies — OAuth2, OIDC, JWT, rate-limiting, and traffic management.
  • Drive observability and platform reliability — monitoring, distributed tracing, and alerting at scale.
  • Enable internal engineering teams through documentation, support, and hands-on enablement.
  • Contribute to the evolution of DevOps practices — automation and reliability engineering are in your DNA.


Requirements

  • 10+ years of commercial experience in software engineering, platform engineering, or infrastructure.
  • Deep, commercial hands-on Kubernetes experience — full ecosystem, production scale. CKAD/CKA is a nice credential, but what matters is what you've actually built and operated.
  • Several years working in the API space — design, versioning, security, traffic management, developer experience, and operations.
  • Genuine DevOps background — you've built or managed parts of a DevOps practice at a previous organization, not just inherited one.
  • Solid, commercial AWS and/or Azure experience — you understand how services work under the hood. Cloud certs welcome, but commercial delivery is what counts.
  • Deep knowledge of OAuth2, OpenID Connect, and JWT in real-world API architectures.
  • Strong scripting and automation skills in Python, Bash, or similar.


TECH STACK:

Kubernetes · AWS · Azure · Terraform · Helm · GitOps · OAuth2 / OIDC / JWT · Python / Bash · CI/CD

NICE TO HAVE:

Kong Gateway · Kong Konnect · Kong Dev Portal · Insomnia · Distributed Tracing · Multi-cloud




Benefits

  • A great possibility to grow your carrer.
  • Insurance package: life insurance, health insurance, pension plan.
  • Meal allowance – 350 PLN per month.
  • Car leasing program with attractive employee discounts.
  • Access to training opportunities – both technical and focused on organizational culture and best practices (e.g., continuous improvement, effective management, and process optimization).

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