Senior Software Engineer - Cloud Platform Infrastructure (Americas)

Qdrant

$125K — $150K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in SRE, platform engineering, or infrastructure software engineering.
  • Proficient in programming (Go preferred, Python acceptable).
  • Experience creating automation or tools for cloud infrastructure.
  • Hands-on Kubernetes experience in production environments.
  • Familiarity with cloud services like AWS, GCP, or Azure.
  • Strong knowledge of Linux systems and networking principles.
  • Demonstrated ability to enhance reliability through automation.

Responsibilities

  • Build tools and services that enhance Qdrant Cloud infrastructure.
  • Develop automation components using Go and Python.
  • Design systems for cluster provisioning and lifecycle management.
  • Enhance Kubernetes automation with controllers and tooling.
  • Create solutions to minimize operational toil.
  • Boost cloud platform reliability, scalability, and observability.
  • Collaborate on system architecture and automation initiatives.

Benefits

  • Remote-first, international work environment.
  • Flexible working hours and async culture.
  • High level of ownership and real impact on projects.
  • Open-source, engineering-driven company culture.
  • Flexible equipment choices for your work setup.
  • Comprehensive benefits package for US-based employees including 401k match and health insurance.
Full Job Description
As a Senior Platform Engineer - Cloud Infrastructure, you will work on the automation and internal systems that operate Qdrant Cloud reliably at scale. Rather than manually managing infrastructure, your work will focus on building tools, services, and automation that allow the platform to operate itself.

This role is best suited for engineers who enjoy writing code, automating infrastructure, and building platform systems.

This role is fully remote but restricted to candidates located in the Americas (North, Central, or South America) to ensure time-zone alignment with the team.

What you will own
  • Build internal tools and services that power Qdrant Cloud infrastructure.
  • Develop automation and platform components using Go and Python.
  • Design systems for cluster provisioning, lifecycle management, and infrastructure automation.
  • Improve Kubernetes automation through controllers, operators, and infrastructure tooling.
  • Design solutions that reduce operational toil and eliminate manual infrastructure work.
  • Improve reliability, scalability, and observability of the cloud platform.
  • Collaborate with platform and infrastructure teams on system architecture and automation.
  • Participate in incident response and implement improvements to prevent recurrence.
  • Continuously improve the internal platform used to operate Qdrant Cloud.


Who you are
  • 5+ years of experience in SRE, platform engineering, or infrastructure software engineering.
  • Strong programming skills (Go preferred, Python acceptable).
  • Experience building automation or tooling for cloud infrastructure.
  • Hands-on experience operating Kubernetes in production.
  • Experience working with AWS, GCP, or Azure.
  • Strong understanding of Linux systems and networking fundamentals.
  • Experience improving reliability through automation and systems design.
  • Comfortable participating in on-call rotations.
Nice to have
  • Experience building Kubernetes controllers or operators.
  • Experience with Terraform or infrastructure-as-code tools.
  • Experience with observability stacks such as Prometheus, Grafana, or OpenTelemetry.
  • Experience operating large-scale SaaS infrastructure.
  • Experience working with database or data infrastructure systems.
Why join us
  • A remote-first, international team working on cutting-edge AI infrastructure.
  • A competitive salary with additional perks.
  • Flexible working hours and async-friendly culture.
  • High ownership and real impact.
  • Open-source, engineering-driven culture.
  • Choose your own laptop equipment.


For US-based candidates, we also offer a comprehensive benefits package including 401k match, health, dental, and vision insurance, plus flexible PTO policy.

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