Cloud Platform Engineer

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Responsibilities

• ▹Automate deployment, monitoring and management for 100% AWS cloud-based infrastructure
• ▹Develop, implement and own developer-focused internal tooling and automation as your product
• ▹Share in new feature design as the cloud SME supporting container/k8s-first designs
• ▹Create and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines that streamline the release process and deliver high-quality code safely and compliantly
• ▹Develop, manage and enhance the Internal Developer and Production Platforms for maximum availability and stability
• ▹Collaborate with developers to identify pain points and bottlenecks in the development process and implement solutions
• ▹Put together onboarding programs and training resources to integrate new developers
• ▹Participate in an on-call rotation and provide occasional emergency support outside scheduled hours
• ▹Evolve and extend observability tools and systems to resolve performance and usability issues

Requirements

• ▹5+ years of professional technical experience in software engineering, AWS cloud operations or a related function
• ▹3+ years of experience in a DevOps, INF or Platform Engineering role
• ▹Experience implementing and maintaining Kubernetes-specific CI/CD pipelines using CircleCI (preferred), ArgoCD (preferred), Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab, Azure DevOps, etc.
• ▹Experience creating internal tooling that supports developer productivity
• ▹Experience designing and implementing automated development environments
• ▹Documented experience provisioning and managing infrastructure in a public cloud such as AWS (heavily preferred), Google Cloud Platform or Azure
• ▹Experience with Linux container technologies such as Docker, OCI, LXC, and building and deploying images in an automated manner
• ▹Solid understanding of how a Kubernetes platform operates (service discovery, deployments, monitoring, scheduling, load balancing)
• ▹Proficiency in at least one, ideally more, of: Ruby, Python, Java, JavaScript (NodeJS), Bash
• ▹Experience using Infrastructure as Code: Terraform (preferred), CloudFormation
• ▹Working understanding of relational database systems such as MySQL (preferred) and PostgreSQL
• ▹Demonstrated experience leveraging AI tools to improve workflows, enhance decision-making or drive innovation

Nice to have

• ▹Experience with Kafka on an MSK environment
• ▹Experience with ElasticSearch
• ▹Experience with generative and agentic AI from an infrastructure management and implementation perspective

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹Possible performance bonus opportunities in the future and employee referral rewards
• ▹Flexible time off and 13 paid public holidays aligned with the Czech calendar
• ▹Paid sick leave with additional support through the Czech social security system
• ▹Maternity, paternity and parental leave in line with Czech regulations, plus additional paid paternity leave
• ▹Full statutory benefits, including public health insurance, social security, pension and work accident coverage
• ▹Access to Coursera (including Gen AI Academy) and ongoing professional development

About the company

8am (formerly AffiniPay), founded in 2005, is a business platform for legal, accounting and other client-focused professionals. Its payment, client experience and operational solutions are used by more than 250,000 professionals across the U.S.