Staff Platform Engineer (all genders)
gropyus - Berlin, Berlin - Global - Construction & Infrastructure
<div class="content-intro"><p><strong>About The Company</strong></p>
<p>GROPYUS is a technology-based construction company focused on building multi-story residential buildings. Thanks to its prefabricated building system with various design options, industrial offsite construction, and fully digitalized processes, the company manufactures aspirational, sustainable, and affordable homes using timber construction methods. GROPYUS is using scalable construction and manufacturing solutions to tap into a future market, boost Europe's strength in innovation, while also playing a substantial role in improving sustainability.</p></div><div class="job">
<h2><strong>About the Role:</strong></h2>
<p>You will join the new Tech Infrastructure team at GROPYUS - the foundation that enables all our technical teams to deliver, from cloud environments to production facilities to construction sites.</p>
<p>As a Staff Platform Engineer, you'll take ownership of our server infrastructure: Linux and Windows systems across cloud and on-premises environments. You'll handle everything from physical hardware planning and deployment to day-to-day server operations, ensuring our systems are secure, reliable, and well-maintained.</p>
<p>This is a role for someone who enjoys the full lifecycle of server infrastructure - from racking hardware at a site to configuring systems and keeping them running smoothly. You'll work closely with the rest of the Tech Infrastructure team to build standardized, automated approaches that scale across all our locations.</p>
<h2><strong>What you'll be doing:</strong></h2>
<ul>
<li>Managing Linux and Windows server infrastructure across cloud and on-premises environments</li>
<li>Planning and executing physical server deployments: hardware selection, rack planning, and installation at multiple sites</li>
<li>Managing Kubernetes lifecycle, including upgrades, security hardening, and multi‑cluster or hybrid setups (cloud and on‑prem)</li>
<li>Implementing observability for Kubernetes workloads (logging, monitoring, alerting) to ensure platform reliability and performance</li>
<li>Maintaining system security, patch management, and access control</li>
<li>Implementing backup strategies and ensuring high availability for critical systems</li>
<li>Building automation through configuration management tools to reduce manual operations</li>
<li>Monitoring system health and performance, troubleshooting issues as they arise</li>
<li>Documenting system configurations and maintaining operational runbooks</li>
</ul>
<h2><strong>What you bring:</strong></h2>
<ul>
<li>You're an experienced Platform Engineer with strong skills in
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