Platform Engineering Jobs - Remote & On-site

Platform Engineering jobs hiring now at vetted startups and product companies on Alion, updated daily. Average salary around $215,406/year. Compare remote, hybrid and on-site positions with relocation and visa sponsorship. Browse and apply today.

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Permitflow

permitflow.com
Intuitive workflow software that helps general contractors and developers identify the optimal permitting process and needed application forms for a particular project, and then easily fill the relevant paperwork to prepare a robust application.
permitflow.com • New York • Panama • AI Agents • Artificial Intelligence
New York • Panama • AI Agents • Artificial Intelligence
Top 25% payVerified live · 2 min ago 2 months ago

Staff Designer - Design Systems

$200k – $275k per year • Staff+ • 10+ years expRemote/Hybrid (New York, United States) • Relocation • Full-Time • Staff
AI Agents
OpenAI
DevOps
Platform Engineering
Design
Figma
Management
Linear
Notion
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Open 113 daysTop 25% pay 4 months ago

Applied AI Engineer

$175k – $250k per year • Middle • 3+ years expRemote/Hybrid (New York, United States) • Relocation • Full-Time • Middle
AI Agents
OpenAI
DevOps
Platform Engineering
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Morpho

morpho.org
Morpho is a decentralised lending protocol founded in 2021 by a team based in Paris. It replaces monolithic lending pools with minimal, immutable markets that anyone can configure, layering curated vaults on top for passive depositors. The protocol is used by fintech applications and exchanges to embed crypto-backed lending without operating their own credit infrastructure.
morpho.org • HQ: Paris, France • Creative Agencies • Design & Creative • Branding • Est. 2021
HQ: Paris, France • Creative Agencies • Design & Creative • Branding • Est. 2021
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Technical Lead, Infrastructure

$142k – $284k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 8+ years expNew York • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Staff
AWS
CI/CD
GitOps
Kubernetes
Platform Engineering
IAM
Cybersecurity
Zero Trust
Web3
DeFi
Morpho
Robotics
Apollo
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Enode

enode.com
Enode's APIs enable you to instantly connect users' energy devices - including EVs, solar inverters, home batteries and thermostats - to your app. You can surface data, and then take action with it. Our out-of-the-box algorithms allow you to contr...
enode.com • Oslo • Hardware • Internet of Things • Energy & Utilities
Oslo • Hardware • Internet of Things • Energy & Utilities
Oslo • Remote (Europe) • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree
JavaScript
TypeScript
Databases
PostgreSQL
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
CloudFormation
Docker
Platform Engineering
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Software Engineer (Connect Platform)

Remote (Europe) • Full-Time
JavaScript
TypeScript
Databases
PostgreSQL
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
CI/CD
Platform Engineering
AWS
CloudFormation
Docker
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Senior Software Engineer (Connect Platform)

$69k – $195k per year (Estimated) • Senior • Remote (Europe) • Full-Time • Senior
TypeScript
Databases
PostgreSQL
DevOps
CI/CD
Platform Engineering
AWS
CloudFormation
Docker
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Cube

cube.dev
Cube is a data technology company headquartered in San Francisco, California, and founded in 2019. The company provides an open-source semantic layer and an agentic analytics platform that enables organizations to model data and deliver consistent metrics across business intelligence tools and embedded applications. It operates globally through its managed Cube Cloud service and maintains a large open-source community with thousands of contributors and users across various industries including finance and technology.
cube.dev • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Data Governance • LLM & Generative AI • AI Agents • Analytics Platforms • Artificial Intelligence • Data & Analytics • Business Intelligence • Est. 2019
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Data Governance • LLM & Generative AI • AI Agents • Analytics Platforms • Artificial Intelligence • Data & Analytics • Business Intelligence • Est. 2019
Senior • 8+ years expIn office (Colombo, Sri Lanka) • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
Go
PowerShell
Python
Databases
ElasticSearch
AI/ML
Claude
Claude Code
DevOps
Azure
Azure AKS
Azure DevOps
CI/CD
Docker
Git
Kubernetes
New Relic
Platform Engineering
Prometheus
Terraform
GitHub
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Senior Platform Engineer

$25k – $62k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 4+ years expIn office (Bengaluru, India) • Full-Time • Senior
Go
PowerShell
Python
Databases
ElasticSearch
AI/ML
Claude
Claude Code
DevOps
Azure
Azure AKS
Azure DevOps
CI/CD
Docker
Git
Kubernetes
New Relic
Platform Engineering
Prometheus
Terraform
GitHub
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AECOM

aecom.com
AECOM is a leading global infrastructure consulting firm that provides end-to-end design, engineering, program management, and environmental services. The company partners with public and private sector clients to deliver complex projects across transportation, buildings, water, energy, and environmental restoration.
aecom.com • HQ: Dallas, United States • Environmental Science • Science & Engineering • Civil & Structural Engineering • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1996
HQ: Dallas, United States • Environmental Science • Science & Engineering • Civil & Structural Engineering • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1996
$133k – $253k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Executive • 12+ years expRemote/Hybrid (Dallas, United States) • Relocation • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Architect
Platform Engineering
Management
ServiceNow
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Harper

harpercorp.com
harpercorp.com • San Francisco • Manufacturing • 1-10 employees
San Francisco • Manufacturing • 1-10 employees
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Engineering Manager/TLM, Platform

$202k – $388k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 2+ years expIn office (San Francisco, United States) • Relocation • Full-Time • Staff
AI Agents
DevOps
AWS
Docker
GCP
Kubernetes
Platform Engineering
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Top 25% payVerified live · 1 hour ago 2 months ago

Platform Engineer

$140k – $280k per year • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Relocation • Full-Time
Go
Python
TypeScript
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Claude
Claude Code
Cursor
AI Agents
LLM
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
Platform Engineering
AWS Lambda
Amazon ECS
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MoneySavingExpert.com

moneysavingexpert.com
Martin Lewis' free site helps you save on car insurance, credit cards, mortgages & more. Find expert money tips, top deals, comparisons & tools to cut costs.
moneysavingexpert.com • London • Manchester • Manchester • Mental Health • Media & Entertainment • Financial Services • Est. 2003
London • Manchester • Manchester • Mental Health • Media & Entertainment • Financial Services • Est. 2003
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Data Platform Engineer

$89k – $175k per year (Estimated)Remote/Hybrid (London, United Kingdom) • Full-Time
Python
SQL
AI/ML
AI Agents
Function Calling
Model Context Protocol
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
GCP
Platform Engineering
Terraform
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Symbotic

symbotic.com
Symbotic is a global provider of integrated supply network automation solutions for warehouses and distribution centers. Our Symbotic Employees build hardware and software solutions that will change the way the world distributes product from manu...
symbotic.com • HQ: Wilmington, United States • Warehousing • Robotics • Logistics & Warehouse Robotics • 1001-5000 employees
HQ: Wilmington, United States • Warehousing • Robotics • Logistics & Warehouse Robotics • 1001-5000 employees
Top 25% payVerified live · 2 hours ago 2 months ago

Principal Cloud Architect

$180k – $248k per year • Lead • 12+ years expIn office (Wilmington, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Architect
AWS
Azure
CI/CD
FinOps
GCP
GitOps
Google GKE
Kubernetes
Platform Engineering
Terraform
IAM
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Senior Backend Engineer

Senior • 5+ years expIn office (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam) • Full-Time • Senior
Python
TypeScript
C#
Node JS
JavaScript
C#
.NET
Node JS
BullMQ
Databases
Apache Kafka
NATS
PostgreSQL
RabbitMQ
Redis
Snowflake
AI/ML
Copilot
Cursor
Windsurf
AI Agents
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
GCP
GitHub Actions
Google Cloud Run
Google GKE
Platform Engineering
Terraform
WebSockets
Kubernetes
GitHub
IAM
Robotics
Digital Twin
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BlackRock

blackrock.com
blackrock.com • Atlanta • Wealth Management • Financial Services • Asset Management
Atlanta • Wealth Management • Financial Services • Asset Management
$125k – $170k per year • Equity • Remote/Hybrid (Atlanta, United States) • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time
Java
Python
AI/ML
Computer Vision
NLP
PyTorch
Scikit-learn
TensorFlow
Vertex AI
Amazon SageMaker
DevOps
AWS
Azure
Platform Engineering
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Skylo Technologies

skylo.tech
Skylo is a non-terrestrial network (NTN) service provider that enables direct-to-device satellite connectivity for cellular devices, wearables, and IoT equipment. By leveraging standard 3GPP satellite protocols, the company connects existing cellular chipsets directly to satellite networks without requiring specialized hardware modifications. Its platform allows telecom operators, device manufacturers, and enterprise customers to deliver continuous cellular coverage and critical messaging services in remote, off-grid regions globally.
skylo.tech • Bengaluru • Mountain View • Espoo • New York • Telecommunications • IoT Connectivity • Space & Aerospace • Satellite Communications
Bengaluru • Mountain View • Espoo • New York • Telecommunications • IoT Connectivity • Space & Aerospace • Satellite Communications
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Staff Network Reliability Engineer, Cloud Operations

$140k – $150k per year • Equity • Staff+ • 10+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Staff
Python
SQL
Databases
PostgreSQL
Redis
DevOps
Amazon EKS
Ansible
ArgoCD
AWS
Error Budget
etcd
FinOps
FluxCD
GCP
GitOps
Google GKE
Grafana
Helm
kubectl
Kubernetes
KubeVirt
KVM
Loki
OpenStack
OpenTelemetry
Platform Engineering
Prometheus
Red Hat
SLI/SLO/SLA
Terraform
VictoriaMetrics
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$28k – $71k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Staff+ • Remote/Hybrid (Bengaluru, India) • PhD • Full-Time • Staff
Python
Databases
Apache Kafka
Google BigQuery
AI/ML
Airflow
Claude
Claude Code
Copilot
Dagster
LLM
Prefect
AI Agents
Feature Store
Human-in-the-Loop
LLM Guardrails
Time Series Forecasting
DevOps
AIOps
Alertmanager
Amazon EKS
ArgoCD
AWS
Chaos Engineering
CI/CD
GCP
GitLab CI
GitOps
Google GKE
Grafana
Helm
Incident Management
Jenkins
kubectl
Kubernetes
Loki
Platform Engineering
Prometheus
VictoriaMetrics
GitHub
GitLab
Cybersecurity
Least Privilege
Management
Jira
Slack
ServiceNow
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Coupang

coupang.com
Coupang is a leading South Korean e-commerce company founded in 2010 that operates one of the country's largest online retail platforms. The company is widely recognized for its specialized logistics network, known as "Rocket Delivery," which enables same-day or next-day fulfillment for millions of products. In addition to online shopping, Coupang has expanded its ecosystem into digital streaming with Coupang Play, food delivery through Coupang Eats, and international markets such as Taiwan.
coupang.com • HQ: Seoul, South Korea • Delivery • Marketplaces • E-commerce Platforms • Est. 2010
HQ: Seoul, South Korea • Delivery • Marketplaces • E-commerce Platforms • Est. 2010
$45k – $97k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • 10+ years expIn office (Bengaluru, India) • Staff
Java
Python
DevOps
AWS
Rest API
IAM
Azure
GCP
Kubernetes
Platform Engineering
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PayJoy

payjoy.com
Finance for the Next Billion PayJoy was founded to benefit underserved populations worldwide in emerging markets. By opening the door to smartphones, finance, and the modern financial system to those who have been excluded, PayJoy's goal is to en...
payjoy.com • Mexico City • Quito • Panama • Jakarta • Bogotá • Smartphones • Cybersecurity • Financial Services • Est. 1994
Mexico City • Quito • Panama • Jakarta • Bogotá • Smartphones • Cybersecurity • Financial Services • Est. 1994
Top 25% payVerified live · 10 hours ago 2 months ago

Sr Engineering Manager, Cloud Infrastructure

$272k – $290k per year • Lead • 12+ years expRemote/Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
AWS
CI/CD
Incident Management
Platform Engineering
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Quince

onequince.com
Quince is an e-commerce retail company headquartered in San Francisco, California, and founded in 2018. The company operates a direct-to-consumer marketplace that offers luxury-quality apparel, home goods, jewelry, and accessories by sourcing directly from manufacturers. It utilizes a manufacturer-to-consumer model to eliminate middleman costs and serves customers primarily in the United States and Canada through its online platform.
onequince.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Jewelry • Luxury Retail • Home Decor • Marketplaces • Consumer Goods • Commerce • Apparel & Fashion • Est. 2018
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Jewelry • Luxury Retail • Home Decor • Marketplaces • Consumer Goods • Commerce • Apparel & Fashion • Est. 2018
Top 25% payVerified live · 2 min ago 2 months ago

Staff Engineer - ML Infra / MLOps

$218k – $285k per year • Staff+ • 8+ years expIn office (Palo Alto, United States) • Full-Time • Staff
Apache Kafka
AI/ML
Flink
Kubeflow
PyTorch
TensorFlow
Amazon SageMaker
Feature Store
DevOps
Amazon EKS
AWS
Blue-Green Deployment
CI/CD
Docker
Kubernetes
Platform Engineering
Pulumi
Terraform
QA
Rest-Assured
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Sr. Engineering Manager, MLOps

$146k – $312k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 10+ years expIn office (Palo Alto, United States) • Contractor • Senior
Apache Kafka
AI/ML
Flink
Kubeflow
LLM
PyTorch
TensorFlow
Vertex AI
Amazon SageMaker
Feature Store
DevOps
Amazon EKS
AWS
Blue-Green Deployment
CI/CD
Docker
Kubernetes
Platform Engineering
Pulumi
Terraform
Vector
QA
Rest-Assured
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Motional

motional.com
Motional harnesses deep industry experience in our mission to develop and deploy autonomous vehicles and to make driverless technology safe and reliable.
motional.com • Boston • Pittsburgh • Las Vegas • Transportation & Logistics • Smart Mobility • Autonomous Driving • 51-200 employees
Boston • Pittsburgh • Las Vegas • Transportation & Logistics • Smart Mobility • Autonomous Driving • 51-200 employees
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Principal Software Engineer - AI Data Engine

$136k – $275k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 6+ years expRemote/Hybrid (Boston, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Principal
C++
Python
Databases
LanceDB
Milvus
Qdrant
AI/ML
Computer Vision
DSPy
LangChain
LlamaIndex
LLM
Multimodal AI
RAG
AI Agents
LLMOps
DevOps
Platform Engineering
AWS Step Functions
AWS
GCP
Vector
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Staff Engineer, OEM Platform Integration

$125k – $255k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • 8+ years expIn office (Pittsburgh, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Staff • Korean: C1
Platform Engineering
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$125k – $255k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • 8+ years expIn office (Pittsburgh, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Staff
Platform Engineering
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Pipe17

pipe17.com
Pipe17 pairs AI-native connectivity & enterprise-grade order management capabilities in one. Speed, simplicity, and scale from day one.
pipe17.com • Seattle • London • Supply Chain • Commerce • Software
Seattle • London • Supply Chain • Commerce • Software
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Junior Software Engineer (SEATTLE ONLY)

$79k – $111k per year • Junior • In office (Seattle, United States) • Full-Time • Junior
JavaScript
Node JS
TypeScript
Python
SQL
AI/ML
Claude
Claude Code
Copilot
Cursor
LLM
Anthropic
Model Context Protocol
OpenAI Codex
AI Agents
Frontend
GraphQL
DevOps
AWS
AWS Lambda
CI/CD
Datadog
Docker
Git
GitHub Actions
Grafana
Platform Engineering
Terraform
Amazon CloudWatch
Amazon ECS
GitHub
Cybersecurity
SOC 2
Management
Jira
Marketing
HubSpot
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VusionGroup

vusiongroup.com
Learn how VusionGroup digitalizes your physical store with sustainable technologies to improve business performance through retail IoT and analytics.
vusiongroup.com • HQ: Nanterre, France • Information Technology • Internet of Things • Commerce • Retail & Shop Systems
HQ: Nanterre, France • Information Technology • Internet of Things • Commerce • Retail & Shop Systems
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Cloud Engineer

$85k – $179k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years expRemote/Hybrid (Coppell, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
PowerShell
Python
DevOps
Azure
Azure DevOps
Bicep
CI/CD
Kubernetes
Platform Engineering
Terraform
Cybersecurity
ISO 27001
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STR

str.com
STR (formerly Smith Travel Research) is a global leader in data benchmarking, market analytics, and performance insights for the hospitality industry. Operating as a subsidiary of CoStar Group, the company aggregates confidential market data - tracking supply, demand, occupancy rates, and revenue per available room (RevPAR) across tens of thousands of hotels worldwide.
str.com • HQ: Woburn, United States • Travel & Tourism • Business Intelligence • Data & Analytics • 1001-5000 employees
HQ: Woburn, United States • Travel & Tourism • Business Intelligence • Data & Analytics • 1001-5000 employees
Top 25% payVerified live · 2 hours ago 2 months ago

Lead Mission Engineer - Full Stack

$175k – $240k per year • Lead • 7+ years expIn office (Denver, United States) • Relocation • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
Python
TypeScript
JavaScript
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
Platform Engineering
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Top 25% payVerified live · 2 hours ago 2 months ago

Lead Mission Engineer - Full Stack

$175k – $240k per year • Lead • 7+ years expIn office (Arlington, United States) • Relocation • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
Python
TypeScript
JavaScript
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
Platform Engineering
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Top 25% payVerified live · 2 hours ago 2 months ago

Lead Mission Engineer - Full Stack

$175k – $240k per year • Lead • 7+ years expIn office (San Diego, United States) • Relocation • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
Python
TypeScript
JavaScript
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
Platform Engineering
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OKX

okx.com
OKX is a global cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 technology company founded in 2017 and among the largest venues by trading volume. It offers spot, margin, futures, options and perpetual swap markets across hundreds of digital assets, alongside earn products, copy trading and institutional custody and prime services. The company also runs one of the most used self-custodial wallets and a decentralised exchange aggregator that connects to dozens of chains, and it operates the OKB token and the X Layer network, with major operational hubs in Singapore, Hong Kong, Dubai and San Jose.
okx.com • HQ: Singapore • DeFi • Web3 & dApps • Crypto Wallets • Blockchain & Crypto • Cryptocurrencies • Crypto Exchanges • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2017
HQ: Singapore • DeFi • Web3 & dApps • Crypto Wallets • Blockchain & Crypto • Cryptocurrencies • Crypto Exchanges • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2017
$83k – $210k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years expSingapore • Remote (Singapore) • Visa sponsorship • Full-Time • Middle
Python
SQL
Databases
Databricks
Presto
StarRocks
Trino
Amazon Redshift
ClickHouse
OpenSearch
AI/ML
Flink
Spark
DevOps
AWS
Platform Engineering
SLI/SLO/SLA
Ansible
CI/CD
Datadog
GitLab CI
Grafana
Jenkins
Kubernetes
Prometheus
Terraform
Amazon CloudWatch
GitLab
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Senior/Staff Engineer, Security Platform Development

Staff+ • In office (Hong Kong) • Visa sponsorship • Staff
Assembly
Go
Java
Python
SQL
AI/ML
AI Agents
Context Engineering
Recommender Systems
DevOps
CI/CD
Platform Engineering
Cybersecurity
SonarQube
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Senior Staff Engineer, HR Platform

Staff+ • 8+ years expIn office (Hong Kong) • Bachelor's Degree • Staff
Java
Java
Spring Boot
Databases
Apache Kafka
ElasticSearch
MySQL
Redis
DevOps
Platform Engineering
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Phrase

phrase.com
Phrase is the AI-powered language intelligence platform for enterprise. Automate workflows, connect any tool or engine, and scale multilingual content globally.
phrase.com • Artificial Intelligence • Professional Services • Translation Services • Est. 2012
Artificial Intelligence • Professional Services • Translation Services • Est. 2012
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Platform Engineer

In office • Full-Time
AI Agents
LLM Guardrails
LLM
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
Git
Kubernetes
Platform Engineering
Cybersecurity
ISO 27001
SOC 2
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Topdesk

topdesk.com
TOPdesk helps organizations to improve their services with user-friendly standardized software. Our starting point is the needs of the organization, the people who will be using the software and the customers they will support. Collaboration is es...
topdesk.com • Delft • Budapest • Kaiserslautern • Antwerp • Manchester • Technical Support • Information Technology • IT Management • 501-1000 employees
Delft • Budapest • Kaiserslautern • Antwerp • Manchester • Technical Support • Information Technology • IT Management • 501-1000 employees
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Principal Cloud Engineer (Azure)

$97k – $108k per year • Lead • 7+ years expRemote/Hybrid (Delft, Netherlands) • Full-Time • Senior • English
Java
Python
SQL
Databases
MS SQL
AI/ML
AI Agents
Claude
Claude Code
Model Context Protocol
DevOps
Ansible
Azure
Azure AKS
CI/CD
Configuration Management
FinOps
Grafana
Kubernetes
Nagios
Platform Engineering
Puppet
Terraform
VictoriaMetrics
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Open 91 dayVerified live · 3 hours ago 3 months ago

Engineering manager – Cloud and Infrastructure Engineering

$97k – $115k per year • Lead • 5+ years expRemote/Hybrid (Delft, Netherlands) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Middle • English: C1
Azure
Azure AKS
Terraform
Kubernetes
GitLab
Platform Engineering
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