Full-Time

Senior Platform Engineer

Database Platform, m/f/x

Posted on 8/28/2024

Commercetools

Commercetools

501-1,000 employees

Cloud-based platform for eCommerce solutions

Consumer Software
Consumer Goods

Senior, Expert

London, UK

Work up to 60 days per year in a country different from your home country.

Category
DevOps & Infrastructure
Platform Engineering
Site Reliability Engineering
Required Skills
Kubernetes
Rust
Microsoft Azure
Postgres
AWS
Terraform
MongoDB
Google Cloud Platform
Requirements
  • 5+ years of experience in software engineering or a similar role
  • Experience building and owning services in languages such as Go or Rust
  • Knowledge of database internals such as indexing, sharding, replication and storage management. We primarily use MongoDB with some PostgreSQL
  • Strong experience with Kubernetes and cloud infrastructure (GCP, AWS or Azure)
  • Exposure to Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, Crossplane, or Pulumi
  • Familiarity with SRE principles and practices such as monitoring and alerting, SLOs and incident response
  • Experience providing high-quality code reviews and mentoring teammates
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a distributed team
  • Fluent written and spoken English
Responsibilities
  • Build and operate high-quality software systems to help the database platform scale as the company and our customers grow
  • Use monitoring tools and systematic debugging to prevent and resolve issues
  • Participate and contribute to the team’s roadmap, technical decisions and planning, by producing quality proposals, giving meaningful feedback and driving alignment
  • Collaborate and share knowledge asynchronously using written documentation such as RFCs, runbooks and architecture diagrams
  • Proactively identify opportunities for improvement and raise them within the team
  • Foster a culture in which people are encouraged to work collaboratively and grow from mistakes
  • Participate in the global on-call rotation and prepare other engineers for on-call

Commercetools provides a cloud-based platform designed for eCommerce businesses, enabling them to create and manage online stores. The platform is built around an API-first approach, allowing easy integration with existing systems and supporting modern technologies like GraphQL, SCALA, and REST API. This flexibility and scalability make it suitable for a wide range of clients, from small startups to large enterprises in various industries such as retail and fashion. Commercetools operates on a subscription-based model, where clients pay a recurring fee for access to its features, which allows for continuous improvements and the addition of premium services. The company's goal is to help businesses efficiently build and manage their online presence in the digital commerce space.

Company Stage

Series C

Total Funding

$292.6M

Headquarters

Munich, Germany

Founded

2006

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

4%

2 year growth

8%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • AI-driven personalization enhances customer engagement and conversion rates.
  • Headless commerce provides flexibility and faster time-to-market for digital experiences.
  • Progressive Web Apps improve user engagement and performance on eCommerce platforms.

What critics are saying

  • Increased competition from emerging eCommerce platforms offering similar solutions.
  • Rapid technological advancements may outpace the company's integration capabilities.
  • Reliance on cloud infrastructure poses risks of outages or security breaches.

What makes Commercetools unique

  • Commercetools offers a cloud-native, composable platform for digital commerce.
  • The platform is API-first, allowing seamless integration with existing systems.
  • Commercetools supports modern technologies like GraphQL, SCALA, and REST API.

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Benefits

🩺 100% covered medical, dental & vision insurance

💰 401k with company match

☀️ Up to 60 days/year of remote work

💻 Open learning & development budget

🌴 Generous PTO, vacation, parental leave, holiday & etc

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