Principal Platform Engineer

SQUER - Innovative technologies, agile concepts, MVP mindset - everyone is talking about it. With us you are right in the middle of it! Together with established clients, we develop efficient software solutions, move along product development, create agile values and principles and share our knowledge with the world.Making a real impact and delivering high standard quality while staying authentic and treating each other with respect and fairness are prerequisites for all our projects and as a core value within the team. 1 Principal Platform Engineer (m/w/x) from now

Your Tasks

• Strategic Leadership: Act as a trusted advisor, shaping platform strategy and technical direction for customers.
• Enterprise-Scale Solutions: Lead the design and execution of highly complex, large-scale platforms.
• Hands-on Expertise: While primarily strategic, maintain deep technical knowledge and the ability to step in when needed.
• Infrastructure as Code: Contribute to architecture decisions and review Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar configurations.
• Thought Leadership: Represent SQUER at conferences, industry events, and within the cloud-native community.
• Project Delivery: Oversee project execution, ensuring alignment with customer objectives and technical excellence.
• C-Level Engagement: Consult and present platform strategies to executive leadership.
• Business Development: Build strong customer relationships, drive platform strategy discussions, and explore new opportunities.

• Consulting Excellence: Extensive experience in platform engineering, DevOps and cloud consulting - with a strong ability to advise clients strategically and technically.
• Strategical & Technical Leadership: Proven ability to lead technical decision-making, guide architecture discussions, and align engineering direction with business goals.
• Enterprise Architecture: Deep knowledge of designing and implementing large-scale, resilient platform solutions.
• Infrastructure & Automation: Strong hands-on technical foundation in platform automation, cloud security, and observability.
• Leadership & Influence: Ability to lead cross-functional teams, drive innovation, and shape strategic technology decisions.
• Public Speaking & Thought Leadership: Confident in delivering keynotes, presentations, and engaging with the industry.
• Business & Technical Alignment: Ability to bridge the gap between technical solutions and business objectives.
• AI-native: You actively use AI-powered tools (e.g., code assistants, LLM-based workflows) to amplify your productivity and quality, or you're eager to start.
• Communication: Ability to break down complex topics and explain them in a way that makes sense to both engineers and customers.
• Languages: English and German

• Learn & Grow: Tap into a € 5.000 annual training budget to sharpen your skills and take advantage of our in-house Leadership Academy. Join and be part of our active tech community through meetups, hackathons and training sessions. Get up to 40h/year additional time off for your personal education.
• Flexibility for Performance: Benefit from hybrid work options, flexible hours, workations within the EU, and additional vacation days - giving you the freedom to perform at your best.
• Tailored Tools for Success: Choose your preferred hardware configuration and leverage our suite of AI tools and licenses (Anthropic, OpenAI, and more) to suit your working style.
• We Value You: Beyond perks and benefits, we offer a competitive annual salary to recognize your exceptional contributions.
• A Perks-Packed Workplace: Work in a central office with a spacious terrace and BBQ, enjoy free lunch in the office, MyClubs sports membership, and either a free "Wiener Linien" ticket or a partial contribution to the "Klimaticket". Plus, benefit from free massages, referral bonuses, Corporate Benefits, and JobRad. Annual employee presents and a monthly team breakfast add extra value to your work experience.
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Our employees are our most valuable asset, which is why we honour their exceptional work with not only a variety of benefits, but also a fair annual salary starting at € 95.000,- including over time - with the possibility of overpayment depending on qualifications and experience.