Senior Platform & Reliability Engineer (all genders)
Contabo is hiring a
Senior Platform & Reliability Engineer (all genders)
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We are looking for a full-time, permanent Senior Platform & Reliability Engineer (all genders) to start as soon as possible. We live remote-first, but you have the freedom to choose whether you want to work hybrid or completely on-site due to your proximity to one of our locations (Berlin, Cologne, Hamburg, Munich).As a Senior Platform & Reliability Engineer at Contabo, you take architectural ownership of our shared infrastructure services โ the foundation that multiple development teams build on: API gateway and ingress (Kong, Nginx Ingress), persistent storage (Ceph, Longhorn), secrets and identity infrastructure (Vault, Keycloak), edge security and WAF (Cloudflare), and our observability stack. You'll be taking over grown, partially under-documented systems โ and that's exactly where the appeal of this role lies: you work your way deep into these systems, identify and remediate known weak points, evaluate aging components with solution-agnostic build-vs-buy reasoning, and decide which legacy pieces get fixed, replaced, or retired.
One of your central mandates: you design and establish an on-call process, including runbooks for platform and infrastructure incidents โ where no formal process exists today. In parallel, you mature our observability practices, rolling out distributed tracing, SLOs/SLIs, and meaningful dashboards across the stack, building on our existing tooling with Prometheus, Grafana, Alloy, and OpenTelemetry. In system design reviews, you bring your strong grounding in the fundamentals โ load balancing, caching, sharding, replication, consistency trade-offs โ and apply them to new and existing services alike.
You won't be managing a team, but you will be the technical authority multiple teams rely on: you advise across teams on shared infrastructure services, document your knowledge consistently, and actively distribute it โ so that critical know-how never again depends on a single person. Success in this role means: known risks are resolved, a solid on-call process is up and running, and single points of failure are measurably reduced platform-wide. The position is remote (Germany), with hybrid or on-site work optional; occasional travel for datacenter visits and team offsites is part of the role.
What convinces us
Your personality, paired with:ย- 7+ years of experience in platform, infrastructure, or SRE roles, ideally with end-to-end responsibility for a private cloud or IaaS platformย
- Hands-on production experience with distributed storage systems (Ceph) and Kubernetes persistent storage (Longhorn or comparable)ย
- Experience operating API gateways and ingress (Kong, Nginx Ingress, or comparable), including debugging cross-cutting concerns like CORS and rate limitingย
- Experience with CDN/edge security, DDoS mitigation, and WAF configuration (e.g. Cloudflare), as well as firewall-rule designย
- A strong grounding in system design fundamentals (load balancing, caching, sharding/replication, consistency models, message queues) โ and the judgment to apply them to real-world trade-offsย
- Experience designing or maturing observability (tracing, metrics, SLOs/SLIs) with tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and OpenTelemetry is desirableย
- Experience with secrets/identity infrastructure (Vault, Keycloak), messaging systems (NATS), and building on-call processes and incident runbooks from scratch is a plusย
- Composure working with grown, incompletely documented systems โ paired with the right mix of pragmatism and perfectionism: fix what's broken, retire what's dead, rather than rewriting everythingย
- Genuine enjoyment of acting as the technical go-to person across teams, actively sharing and documenting your knowledgeย
- Professional fluency in English (our working language); German language skills, certifications (CKA/CKS, Ceph training), and experience with virtualization platforms (Proxmox, OpenStack) are a plus
Awesome Prospects
At Contabo, we are constantly evolving. Our growth creates space for new ideas, ownership, and real impact for people who want to make a difference.What defines us is trust, direct communication, and an open feedback culture. We believe the best solutions are built together and that everyone has the opportunity to contribute, grow, and leave their own footprint.
Additionally, we offer:
- Work the way that fits your life โ Remote or hybrid with flexible hours for a healthy work-life balance and the same technical equipment at home as in the office
- Experience real freedom โ Workation across the EU and in our summer office in Mallorca
- Stay active and healthy โ Access to EGYM Wellpass and thousands of fitness and wellness facilities
- Enjoy exclusive perks โ Attractive discounts on many products and services through our corporate benefits program
- Recharge your energy โ 30 days of vacation plus additional days off on Christmas Eve and New Yearโs Eve
- Give back โ An extra day off to get involved in social activities through our Volunteer Day
- Make an impact โ Take ownership and bring your ideas to life with real creative freedom
- Keep growing โย Individual professional and personal development opportunities in an innovative tech environment
- Feel comfortable where you work โ Modern, conveniently located offices across our European locations
- Be part of a diverse team โย Work in an international environment shaped by diversity
- Create lasting memories โ Company events and team activities you wonโt forget
How to reach us
If you have any questions, you can reach out to Max by email atย maximilian.kasemir@contabo.de.You will be sent to the employer's application page.
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Questions about this role
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Cloud Infrastructure, Hosting
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Contabo provides cloud VPS and bare metal dedicated servers globally.
They offer virtual private servers in multiple performance tiers (Core, Performance, Max Performance, Storage, and Windows variants), along with bare metal servers.
Customers can deploy pre-built applications like Nextcloud, GitLab CE, n8n, and others, or use custom images via API, CLI, or web interface.
- ๐ฅ Size
- 201-500 employees
- ๐ Founded
- 2003
- ๐ญ Industry
- Cloud Infrastructure, Hosting
- TypeFull-time
- LocationRemote (Germany)
- CategoryEngineering & Development
- PostedSeptember 22, 2026
- DeadlineMarch 21, 2027
Contabo provides cloud VPS and bare metal dedicated servers globally. They offer virtual private servers in multiple performance tiers (Core, Performance, Max Performance, Storage, and Windows variants), along with bare metal servers. Customers can deploy pre-built applications like Nextcloud, GitLab CE, n8n, and others, or use custom images via API, CLI, or web interface.
- Size201-500 employees
- Founded2003
- IndustryCloud Infrastructure, Hosting
- Websitecontabo.com
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