Platform Engineer (Bare Metal) - Entry to Mid-level

Be part of our team and join our mission: we push decentralised infrastructure beyond what people consider possible! As an Platform Engineer (Bare Metal), you will build and scale the physical foundation of the Impossible Cloud infrastructure that powers our cloud storage platform. This role involves end-to-end provisioning of physical and virtual infrastructure-from server and network configuration to operating system deployment. You will play a key role in both Day 1 (initial setup) and Day 2 (ongoing operations), ensuring scalable, reliable, and automated provisioning of our bare metal servers. WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Provision, deploy, and configure physical servers and networking components to support cloud infrastructure.
• Design and implement optimized networking and virtualization solutions across diverse hardware platforms, focusing on latency, throughput, and reliability.
• Configure and optimize bare-metal servers as well as hypervisors and management of virtual machines (VMs) across diverse hardware vendors.
• Automate the provisioning, scaling, and maintenance of hardware infrastructure to ensure rapid and seamless expansion.
• Contribute to a cloud-like infrastructure ecosystem by writing and reviewing infrastructure automation code, enhancing internal tooling, and sharing best practices.

• Good knowledge of Linux systems, including customization, scripting, and system optimization.
• Experience with L2/L3 networking concepts, including redundancy and load-balancing, and with performance optimization (latency, throughput).
• Familiarity with IPMI, Redfish, iDRAC, and other hardware management tools.
• Good scripting skills with Shell, Bash, or similar languages.
• Bonus points:

• Experience with Kubernetes deployment and operation.
• Knowledge of hardware supply chain, vendor management, and capacity planning.
• Experience with hypervisors (e.g., KVM) and managing virtual machines (VMs) at scale.

• Competitive salary coupled with direct engagement in your success through an enticing ESOP.
• Clear and transparent career progression scheme inspired by the best performing organisations incl. fast track promotion opportunity for exceptional performance to support your growth ambitions.
• Prime growth-stage company with proven revenue and a sharp edge in cloud - founded by serial entrepreneurs with multiple successful exits.
• Experienced, passionate team working with cutting-edge cloud technology.
• A vibrant office in a trendy location with free brain food and a canteen - plus a subsidized premium gym membership and monthly team meet-ups that bring the whole crew together!

Impossible Cloud is Europe's premiere cloud storage solution.

Our decentralized cloud architecture outperforms current cloud solutions with faster, cheaper, more secure cloud storage.  Made in Germany, Impossible Cloud stores all data in top tier, GDPR-compliant data centers and integrates seamlessly with any data management or backup solution.

Whether you’re looking for a high-performance, lower cost alternative to public cloud or a secure, scalable alternative to private cloud, Impossible Cloud offers industry-leading availability, durability, and security for a fraction of the cost. It's easy to switch with just a single line of code.