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Within our department, we also organize workshops and guilds - meetings dedicated to specific areas or technologies - to continuously develop our skills and build a strong engineering community.\nWho We Are Looking For\n We are seeking a Team Leader to lead our Platform Engineering team - a person combining strong technical expertise in infrastructure, automation, and developer experience (DevEx) with team management experience and the ability to build an internal engineering community.\nAbout the Team\n We create tools, services, and solutions that enable product teams to deliver business value faster, safer, and more efficiently. Our Platform Engineering team forms the heart of the organization’s technical infrastructure, supporting both cloud infrastructure and developer experience. We work on Internal Developer Platforms (IDP), deployment automation, DORA metrics, self-service tooling, and integration with the DevOps ecosystem. 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(Kubernetes), and CI/CD.\n\nExperience designing and maintaining Internal Developer Platforms (IDP) or similar platform tools.\n\nExperience with artifact repository systems (Artifactory, Nexus, or similar).\n\nPractical knowledge of DORA metrics (Deployment Frequency, Lead Time, Change Failure Rate, Time to Restore).\n\nExperience implementing self-service tools and automation for product teams.\n\nExperience with GitLab, including GitLab Runners, GitLab CI/CD, and infrastructure integration.\n\nKnowledge of scalability, performance, security, and cost management in technical platforms.\n\nExperience working with distributed remote teams.\n\nWhat we expect in terms of attitude\nProactive approach, ambition, and independence in tackling challenges of complex infrastructure projects.\n\nTaking ownership of your area, decisions, and team.\n\nCourage in expressing your vision and opinions, combined with effectiveness and follow-through in executing ideas.\n\nBusiness-oriented approach and the ability to select technologies that align with organizational goals and product needs.\n\nOpenness to collaborating with diverse teams (DevOps, Security, Product) and stakeholders.\n\nManagement skills we need\nAbility to decompose complex infrastructure projects and deliver value incrementally within defined timeframes.\n\nConscious monitoring and management of technical debt in the context of technical platforms.\n\nOptimal delegation of tasks within the team and support for team members’s autonomy.\n\nBuilding a culture of open, two-way feedback focused on continuous improvement.\n\nMentoring and supporting the professional development of team members, particularly in DevOps and Cloud Native areas.\n\nExperience building technical communities (guilds), conducting workshops, and facilitating knowledge-sharing sessions.\n\nEffective conflict resolution and negotiation between the team and other organizational departments.\n\nTechnical skills we expect\nCommercial experience in 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