WunderGraph is hiringSenior Platform Engineer

WunderGraph is a fast-growing startup, and we’re on a mission to redefine how companies leverage GraphQL Federation at scale. Our North Star is to enable collaboration across small and large organizations by using APIs as the backbone of business growth. Making this look easy for customers actually means solving complex technical challenges—which is why we’re looking for people like you to help us grow and build more exciting, cutting-edge tech! If you want to make an impact, have your voice heard, and work in a no-BS organization where you can get stuff done—look no further and apply today! 🚀

About the Role

We're building WunderGraph Cosmo, the open-source GraphQL Federation solution. As a PaaS, Cosmo runs on modern cloud infrastructure. With Cosmo, developers can easily integrate, manage and orchestrate GraphQL APIs without a single thought about infrastructure, data storage, and security. In order for that to work, our Cosmo cloud needs to be top notch in every aspect: performance, robustness, security - you name it. And there's so much more we'd like to do! How about joining our team to help us shape the future of GraphQL Federation and API collaboration?

TEAM INTEGRATION

• You report to the CTO.

• You align with the CEO (product) and the CCO (customer feedback)

• You support and consult with the engineering team.

You will be in charge of

• Helping the team to implement, deploy and maintain the necessary infrastructure

• Operating and orchestrating our cloud infrastructure (GCP, GKE)

• Extending our custom telemetry pipeline to ingest and process billions of events (Blog post )

• Defining adequate monitoring of our cloud services, with a sharp eye on security

• Implementing and deploying measures to make our cloud even more robust, secure and scalable across the globe / on the edge

• Automating as much as possible

• Help customers to integrate Cosmo into their existing infrastructure

• Efficient use of our cloud resources (traffic, load, provisioning)

• Documenting and planning new solutions

What you bring to the team

• Senior level of proven experience as a Platform/DevOps or SRE engineer.

• Proficiency in a programming language, preferably Go.

• Excellent understanding of the web, networking and distributed systems.

• Profound experience with at least one cloud provider (GCP, AWS, Azure), GCP preferred.

• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Helm, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, etc.

• Familiar with meeting information security requirements (SOC 2, ISO 27001) in a cloud environment

• Excellent communicator (important for a remote team) in English

• Self-starter with a clear sense of priorities - no hand-holding needed

• You’re calm and focused when under pressure (e.g., if something goes down and everyone else panics :)

• Passionate about building something the world has never seen together with a small, nimble and badass team

• You know what it's like to work as part of a remote team

What Success Looks Like

• Customers love our product because it works flawlessly, securely and fast - and because it looks darn pretty, too!

• Developers love our product because of the exceptional DX (as said before, we’re an engineering company, so we care a lot about DX)

• Your teammates love to work with you because you never let them down, share your knowledge, and ship like crazy as a team

• Proper tests and clean code that prevent outages and security issues

• You grow along with us

Why WunderGraph?

• Work from wherever you thrive—we’re fully remote and globally distributed. If you're in Miami, come work with us in person! We also provide co-working space options worldwide if needed.

• Pick your preferred work hardware

• We focus on getting stuff done, and on having fun whilst doing so: work hard, play hard!

• You can make a real difference and find lots of opportunities to grow together with us

• Discretionary PTO: take the time you need to recharge

• Competitive compensation

• Depending on location, we offer healthcare benefits according to local standards

• Team retreats across the globe

Note: This is a full-time, fully remote position. We are looking for someone who is available to work during European (CET) business hours.

The Process

We respect your time and interest in WunderGraph. This is why we're aiming to make the process as fast as possible. Here's what you can expect:

• 30 min intro call with Alex from our People team

• 30 min technical background call with one of our engineers. Following this, you might receive a small take home assignment / programming task (max 1 - 2h effort) related to our open source platform. This is your chance to prove your skill!

• Complete the assignment and review together with our engineers

• Meet the founders

• Culture fit call with team members

• Offer

  Our process also includes reference and background checks. We aim to respond or provide feedback in 2 or 3 days between each stage of the process. We're usually hiring through Deel as our Employer of Record, except for Germany or Florida where we're hiring directly.

  WunderGraph is an equal opportunity workplace; we welcome people from all backgrounds.

We’re looking forward to your application so we can grow together!