> Markdown version of [/jobs/ext/3020430-senior-platform-reliability-engineer-all-genders](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/3020430-senior-platform-reliability-engineer-all-genders). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Platform & Reliability Engineer (all genders) - **Company:** Contabo GmbH - **Location:** München, Germany - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Proxmox, Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (Ajax Programming), Shard (Database Architecture), DDoS Mitigation, Software Debugging, Distributed Data Store, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Enterprise Messaging Systems, Nginx, OpenStack, Queueing Systems, Prometheus, Virtualization Technology, Ceph (Software), Private Cloud Environment, Load Balancing, Okta, Grafana, Caching, Rate Limiting, Kubernetes, Cloudflare, Api Gateway - **Published:** September 21, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.de/details/5892742360 ## About the Role * 7+ years of experience in platform, infrastructure, or SRE roles, ideally with end-to-end responsibility for a private cloud or IaaS platform * Hands-on production experience with distributed storage systems (Ceph) and Kubernetes persistent storage (Longhorn or comparable) * Experience operating API gateways and ingress (Kong, Nginx Ingress, or comparable), including debugging cross-cutting concerns like CORS and rate limiting * Experience with CDN/edge security, DDoS mitigation, and WAF configuration (e.g. Cloudflare), as well as firewall-rule design * A strong grounding in system design fundamentals (load balancing, caching, sharding/replication, consistency models, message queues) - and the judgment to apply them to real-world trade-offs * Experience designing or maturing observability (tracing, metrics, SLOs/SLIs) with tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and OpenTelemetry is desirable * Experience with secrets/identity infrastructure (Vault, Keycloak), messaging systems (NATS), and building on-call processes and incident runbooks from scratch is a plus * Composure working with grown, incompletely documented systems - paired with the right mix of pragmatism and perfectionism: fix what's broken, retire what's dead, rather than rewriting everything * Genuine enjoyment of acting as the technical go-to person across teams, actively sharing and documenting your knowledge * Professional fluency in English (our working language); German language skills, certifications (CKA/CKS, Ceph training), and experience with virtualization platforms (Proxmox, OpenStack) are a plus ## Related Videos - [One Platform Could Not Fit Them All](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1919-one-platform-could-not-fit-them-all) - [Post-Quantum Cryptography: Preparing for Q-Day](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100179-post-quantum-cryptography-preparing-for-q-day) - [Platform Engineering vs. DevOps Why not both?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/885-platform-engineering-vs-devops-why-not-both) - [Streaming AI Responses in Real-Time with SSE in Next.js & NestJS](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1630-streaming-ai-responses-in-real-time-with-sse-in-next-js-nestjs) - [Navigating the Corporate Jungle: Life as a Developer in a large Company](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/621-navigating-the-corporate-jungle-life-as-a-developer-in-a-large-company) - [This Is Not Your Father's .NET](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/967-this-is-not-your-father-s-net) ## Related Articles - [Finding Jobs in Germany](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/375-finding-jobs-in-germany) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [The Biggest German Tech Companies](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/424-the-biggest-german-tech-companies) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Find a Developer Job: 12 Best Job Sites For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/165-find-a-developer-job-12-best-job-sites-for-developers) - [Where to Find German Tech Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/366-where-to-find-german-tech-jobs)