Google Cloud Platform Engineer

<p><em>Are you excited by the idea of architecting and managing cloud infrastructure that powers complex web applications and data processing systems? <br>Can you design and implement scalable, secure, and cost-effective solutions using Google Cloud Platform services? <br>And can you do all of this while maintaining operational excellence and reliability? <br>Then don't wait another minute to apply!</em></p><p style="min-height: 1.7em;"></p><h3>🧑‍💻 What we are doing?</h3><p>Kaizo aims to actively guide employees towards achieving their goals and making an impact at their companies.</p><p style="min-height: 1.7em;"></p><p>We are building a performance development platform for customer support teams that leverages gamification and AI to improve operational efficiency, elevate teams' performance and retention with actionable goals. We are a product-led, fast-growing SaaS company with a diverse team and a globally active customer base.</p><p style="min-height: 1.7em;"></p><p>Kaizo is leveraging gamification and machine learning to make the daily work experience for customer support agents more engaging, fun and productive.</p><p style="min-height: 1.7em;"></p><p>We run our entire infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform, managing Kubernetes clusters that handle 200+ million events daily, with data flowing through Kafka streams and being stored in Elasticsearch and MongoDB.</p><p style="min-height: 1.7em;"></p><p>Our cloud architecture is designed around GCP best practices to create a resilient, auto-scaling infrastructure that supports our microservices ecosystem and data processing pipelines.</p><p style="min-height: 1.7em;"></p><h3>🗓️ What are your 12 labours here?</h3><ul><li><p>Designing and implementing cloud infrastructure solutions in a fast-paced startup environment</p></li><li><p>Managing and optimizing GCP services</p></li><li><p>Building Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and implementing CI/CD pipelines with Github actions</p></li><li><p>Working with development teams to architect scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud solutions</p></li><li><p>Monitoring system performance, implementing observability solutions, and ensuring high availability across all services</p></li><li><p>Analyzing infrastructure needs, suggesting improvements to our cloud architecture with freedom to implement innovative solutions</p></li><li><p>Implementing and maintaining security best practices to ensure a secure and protected cloud environment, including IAM policies, network security, and compliance frameworks</p></li></ul> <br> <h3>🧑‍💻 What you bring to the table?</h3><ul><li><p>3+ years of professional experience with Google Cloud Platform services and cloud infrastructure management</p></li><li><p>Strong experience with Kubernetes, Docker containerization, and orchestration at scale</p></li><li><p>Experience managing and scaling Kafka clusters, Elasticsearch deployments, and MongoDB instances in production environments</p></li><li><p>Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, Deployment Manager) and CI/CD pipelines</p></li><li><p>Experience with monitoring and observability tools (New relic, Logging, APM solutions)</p></li><li><p>Knowledge of networking, security best practices, and cost optimization in cloud environments</p></li><li><p>Experience working within cross-functional teams, collaborating with Pr