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Platform Engineer (f/m/d)
<h3><strong>Who We Are</strong></h3><p>Spread Group is a renowned global provider of customized apparel and lifestyle products, distinguished by our commitment to made-to-order technology. Our core business model revolves around producing precisely what our customers desire, precisely when they desire it. As pioneers in this space, we combine sustainability with on-demand personalization, enabling individuals and businesses to express their unique identities through bespoke creations. Join us to be part of a global leader in the exciting world of personalized apparel and lifestyle products!</p><p>As we continue to expand our business, we are seeking a curious and passionate individual to join our team as the <span style="color:#172B4D">Platform Engineer </span>(f/m/d) and drive our business forward. </p><p style="min-height: 1.7em;"></p><h3><strong>What Will Your Role Be</strong></h3><p class="MsoNormal">In the Platform Engineering team, you will build the next generation of the internal developer platform behind Spread Group's core services - a cloud-native platform on AWS, designed from the ground up. We see our platform as a product and our developers as our customers.</p><p class="MsoNormal">This is a greenfield build with real design freedom: you shape the architecture, the golden paths and the self-service capabilities - not just keep existing systems running. Your platform will serve roughly 175 services from 13 product teams in our European and North American regions. Today they run on more than a dozen Kubernetes clusters with around 280 nodes and 4,000 running pods - migrating them step by step onto the new platform while everything keeps running is a core part of the mission.</p><p style="min-height: 1.7em;"></p><h3><strong>What You´ll Do </strong></h3><ul><li><p class="MsoListParagraph">Build the next-generation cloud-native platform on AWS - you own the architecture and design decisions from day one</p></li><li><p class="MsoListParagraph">Design and build platform services, APIs and self-service capabilities that let teams build, deploy and operate their core services end-to-end</p></li><li><p class="MsoListParagraph">Provide "golden paths": standardized templates, pipelines and building blocks that get teams to production quickly and safely</p></li><li><p class="MsoListParagraph">Build and evolve the AWS cloud infrastructure with Infrastructure as Code, including Kubernetes and managed services</p></li><li><p class="MsoListParagraph">Keep the platform secure, reliable and cost-efficient</p></li><li><p class="MsoListParagraph">Work closely with development teams to understand their needs and continuously improve the developer experience</p></li><li><p class="MsoListParagraph">Maintain the existing on-premises infrastructure and Kubernetes landscape - keeping all services reliably running while the migration to AWS is underway</p></li><li><p class="MsoListParagraph">Guide the migration of roughly 175 existing services onto the new platform</p></li></ul><p style="min-height: 1.7em;"></p><h3><strong>What You´ll Bring</strong></h3><ul><li><p class="MsoListParagraph">Several years of professional experience (mid-level to senior) in software engineering, ideally in platform engineering, SRE or DevOps - a computer science degree is welcome but not required</p></li><li><p class="MsoListParagraph&qu