Digital Manufacturing Software | Industry 4.0 | Industrial Technology For one of our clients, a rapidly growing Digital Manufacturing Software scale-up based in Zurich, we are looking for a Principal Platform Engineer to define and evolve the cloud platform powering mission-critical applications used by global manufacturing and engineering organisations. This is a senior technical leadership role where you'll help shape the long-term platform strategy, influence engineering standards, and build the cloud‑native foundations that enable product teams to innovate at scale. What You’ll Be Working On Defining the long‑term architecture and technical strategy for the company's cloud platform Building scalable Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs) that improve engineering productivity Leading Infrastructure as Code, automation, and platform engineering initiatives Driving platform reliability, security, observability, and operational excellence Collaborating with product and engineering teams to support the delivery of cloud‑native applications Mentoring senior engineers and establishing platform engineering best practices across the organisation Evaluating emerging technologies and helping guide strategic technical decisions as the platform scales globally Experience Required 8+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, Cloud Infrastructure, Site Reliability Engineering, or DevOps Extensive experience operating Kubernetes in large‑scale production environments Strong expertise with AWS or Azure cloud platforms Deep understanding of Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or similar tools Experience influencing technical strategy and leading cross‑functional engineering initiatives Passion for mentoring engineers and building high‑performing engineering cultures Nice to Have Experience building Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs) Service Mesh technologies such as Istio or Linkerd OpenTelemetry, Datadog, or Grafana observability platforms FinOps and cloud cost optimisation expertise Experience supporting industrial software, IoT, digital twin, or Industry 4.0 platforms Why Join? Join one of Europe's most exciting Digital Manufacturing Software scale‑ups Lead the platform engineering strategy behind products used by global industrial organisations High level of technical ownership with significant architectural influence Work with a modern cloud‑native technology stack tackling complex engineering challenges Collaborate with exceptional platform, software, and infrastructure engineers Excellent long‑term career progression within a company investing heavily in engineering innovation and international growth #J-18808-Ljbffr
Principal Platform Engineer Arbeitgeber: Xpertdirect
Als Arbeitgeber in einem schnell wachsenden Technologie-Scale-Up in München bieten wir Ihnen die Möglichkeit, an modernsten Cloud-Infrastrukturen zu arbeiten und innovative Produkte zu unterstützen. Unsere ingenieurorientierte Kultur fördert hohe Eigenverantwortung und Zusammenarbeit mit erfahrenen Fachleuten, während wir Ihnen hervorragende Karrierechancen und ein dynamisches Arbeitsumfeld bieten, das auf kontinuierliches Wachstum und Entwicklung ausgerichtet ist.
