Platform Engineer

Platform Engineer – Keep Axual Always On

At Axual, we power some of Europe’s most mission‑critical organizations with real‑time event streaming. From Rabobank and ASN Bank to Eneco, Stedin, PostNL, and the Norwegian Government, our Kafka‑based platform enables enterprises to unlock the full potential of their data and respond instantly to customer needs. We’re now looking for a Platform Engineer / Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to ensure our platform is always reliable, always scalable, and always evolving.

• Ensure all platform and app metrics are collected, visualized, and accessible.
• Detect and resolve issues before they become critical.
• Analyze performance data to advise proactively on scaling and reliability.
• Work closely with engineering teams to improve efficiency through automation and infrastructure enhancements.
• Act as a subject matter expert on real‑time reliability, observability, and platform health.

• Proven experience managing Kubernetes in production environments.
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms such as Azure.
• Experience automating deployments with Terraform and ArgoCD.
• Development skills in Python or Go.
• Familiarity with Helm chart and Kubernetes packaging best practices.
• Passion for monitoring, metrics, and alerting; you don’t guess, you know.
• Hands‑on experience with tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and distributed logging setups.

• Join an innovative, fast‑growing tech scale‑up with global impact.
• Autonomy & ownership, freedom to shape your role and make strategic decisions.
• Competitive salary & performance‑based increase; our success and hard work are rewarded.
• Hybrid work setup, flexibility between WFH and our modern Utrecht HQ.
• Top‑tier tools and assets:
  Mac Book Pro, home office budget, and more.
• Access to training, conferences, and certifications to keep your skills sharp.
• Work with mission‑critical enterprises in finance, energy, and government, where reliability truly matters.
• Collaborative, open culture where your input directly shapes the product.
• Opportunity to work with cutting‑edge technologies (Kafka, Kubernetes, cloud‑native infrastructure) at scale.
• Real career growth opportunities in a company that’s scaling fast.
• Vibrant team culture: game nights, movie nights, team outings, office dog, and legendary Thursday drinks.

At Axual, reliability is everything. If you’re passionate about high‑performance platforms and love solving complex engineering challenges at scale, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now and help power the future of real‑time data streaming!