Lead Platform Engineer (m/f/d)

Who we are

As one of Europe’s leading InsurTechs, backed by Allianz X, Portage, and White Star Capital, our purpose is simple: Protecting the World of Our Customers. Across our European hubs in Germany, the UK, and Switzerland, over 400 Clarkees combine cutting-edge technology with deep human expertise to build the ultimate "Insurance Companion in Your Pocket."

Your Impact 

At CLARK, you are joining a culture of simplicity, reliability, and care. We provide the playing field, you provide the impact. We don't hire experts to maintain the status quo—we hire them to elevate it. Ready to step onto the field? 

Here is how you can shape our journey as Lead Platform Engineer (m/f/x):

Your tasks

As Lead Platform Engineer (m/f/d) you will own the cloud-native infrastructure that engineering teams rely on to move fast. You'll drive architectural decisions, align platform standards across teams, and identify problems before they become incidents. All with a high degree of autonomy and a product mindset.

Your responsibilities:

• Own the reliability, security, compliance, and cost efficiency of our cloud platform

• Automate the provisioning, scaling, and maintenance of our cloud infrastructure using Terraform, Kubernetes, and more

• Drive architectural discussions and align platform standards across engineering, product, and security teams, negotiating constraints where needed

• Approach platform engineering with a product mindset, where internal teams are your customers

• Identify gaps and inefficiencies before they become incidents and own the solution end to end

• Evaluate and integrate AI-assisted tooling into platform workflows where it creates real value

What you bring

What you bring:

Must have:

• Professional experience with AWS, Kubernetes, and Terraform

• Proven experience influencing technical decisions beyond your immediate team

• Communicate technical and architectural tradeoffs clearly to both engineers and non-technical audiences

• Experience coding with Go or Python as well as with scripting languages like Bash

• Experience with monitoring, logging, and alerting

• Knowledge in platform security best practices

• Strong communication skills and fluency in English

Nice to have:

• Familiarity with GitOps workflows and infrastructure automation pipelines (Terragrunt, Atlantis, SST)

Your Benefits - Why CLARK

At CLARK, you don't just work; you shape things. To help you give your best, we support you with a package that combines flexibility, security, and personal growth.

We give you real choice and autonomy:

• Work 100% remotely or in a hybrid setup from our modern offices in Germany

• Workation option of up to 182 days within a 12-month period from more than 50 countries, (subject to applicable legal, tax, and social security regulations)

• 30 vacation days, with an extra half day on December 24 and December 31

• Flexible working hours, allowing you to structure your workday in a way that fits your life

We invest in you, professionally and personally:

• 2 paid Impact Days per year to support your voluntary or community engagement

• A wide range of development formats including hackathons, leadership programs, internal trainings, and monthly Lunch & Learn sessions

• Access to internal and external learning and development opportunities

• Team spirit: Quarterly workshops and annual global events strengthen our cohesion across borders.

To give you peace of mind and let you focus on the things that are really important:

• Attractive employer contributions to an occupational pension scheme

• Exclusive employee discounts and partner offers

At CLARK, you can simply be yourself! Diversity, equal opportunity, and mutual respect are not slogans for us: They are embedded in how we work together and how we make decisions.