Principal Cloud Platform Engineer

Inclusion is more than just a word to us – we value people.

We’re always on the lookout for outstanding new colleagues. We promote personal freedom and flexibility for all our team members. No matter your gender or identity – we value every unique contribution. Join our team and help shape a diverse and inclusive future with your individuality.

Sunglasses on – it’s time for action!

These tasks are waiting for you:

Our cloud platform forms the basis for many of our customer projects. We have already developed templates, automations, and best practices for AWS, GitHub, GitLab, Pulumi, and other tools.
As a Principal Cloud Platform Engineer, you will shape the technical direction of this platform and develop architectural principles, platform standards, and reusable building blocks that extend beyond individual projects and further develop our cloud platform in the long term. You will work closely with tech leads, staff engineers, and cloud platform engineers on scalable cloud architectures based on AWS, e.g., with Managed Kubernetes or Serverless.
You will contribute your experience early on in the bidding phase, architecture decisions, and complex technical issues, helping to define viable platform solutions for new projects. At the same time, you will remain hands‑on and support teams in setting up infrastructure with Pulumi (TypeScript) or Terraform, building CI/CD pipelines with GitHub or GitLab, and operational issues such as monitoring with Elastic Cloud, Prometheus, and Grafana.
In addition, you will support development teams in using the platform effectively, contribute to the further development of our engineering standards, and actively share your knowledge within the company, e.g., through mentoring, architecture reviews, or technical discussions. You will actively support the development of our technical talent within the company by providing feedback, sharing your experience, and helping engineers make informed technical decisions and develop their professional skills.
If you see yourself more at the staff level, our role as Staff Cloud Platform Engineer might also be a good fit for you.

You have many years of experience (typically around a decade) in the development and operation of productive software and cloud systems.

You have already been responsible for architectural decisions and worked in technical leadership roles.

You have experience in further developing technical standards or platforms across projects.

You work with a DevOps mindset and are used to collaborating remotely in distributed teams.

You can communicate clearly and appropriately with customers, tech leads, and engineering teams.

You approach problems in a structured and analytical manner and proactively ensure transparency when it comes to technical challenges.

You have a good understanding of security and compliance requirements, e.g., in the context of ISO 27001 or similar standards.

You are willing to take on on‑call responsibility in platform operations.

Experience with technologies such as AWS, Kubernetes, Serverless, Pulumi or Terraform, GitHub or GitLab, as well as Elastic Cloud, Prometheus or Grafana is a big plus. Other platforms such as Vercel or Heroku are also part of our ecosystem.

You are available from September 2026.

You have a good command of German, as our project communication and many customer environments are predominantly in German.

What you can expect:

• Hybrid work / remote work
  As you like: You can always use one of our desks in our hip office in Hamburg. If you prefer your home office, perhaps live in another city, or want to work temporarily at the beach, we're also happy to welcome you virtually.
• Flexible working time models
  What do you prefer? Let's talk about which model you feel comfortable with.
• 29 Days of vacation
  Need some holiday? With a 5‑day week, you are entitled to 29 days of vacation.
• Overtime pay
  Let's be honest: In hot project phases you will sometimes have to work extra hours. That is part of it - but so is the fact that you will be paid for it.
• Development support
  If you can dream it, you can do it: For your further development you will receive a training budget for your own use.
• Company pension plan
  We care about your future: That's why you will receive an above‑average contribution to the company pension scheme.
• Hardware of your choice
  You choose: You decide what you can work with and how well. That's why you have a free choice of the equipment / hardware we provide you with.
• 360° support
  We are family: We support you and your family in all life situations.

Also look forward to...

• Centrally located office in Hamburg with various shopping and lunch possibilities.
• We are still working on delicious coffee from the barista, but our filter coffee is made with love and soft drinks are always cold.
• Daily exchange with experienced colleagues in cross‑functional teams.

Step by Step to Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

We look forward to getting to know you and learning more about you and your background. If you don’t have a complete application ready, that’s completely fine – we’re happy to receive a detailed LinkedIn or Xing profile as well. Let’s find out together if we’re a good match!

Application received

1st Interview (getting to know each other)

2nd Interview (professional exchange)

Contract offer / signature

Onboarding / Party

What Are YouWaiting for?

What's most important to us at Whiskey Tango Foxtrot? Building diverse, inclusive and authentic teams. If you think you're right for the job, even without meeting every single requirement, please send us your application. We look forward to talking to you and seeing if you are a good fit for the role and for us. We are looking forward to meeting you!