Senior Platform Engineer – Developer Experience

Please note that this position is based in Berlin — relocation support is provided if required. 

 

THE BEST WORK OF YOUR CAREER  

Trade Republic is the largest savings platform in Europe - we operate in 18 countries, serving +10 million customers who trusted us with over €150B in assets. But we’re striving for more.

We have a bold mission to empower everyone to build wealth with easy, safe, and free access to financial systems. You will have the opportunity to grow your career by collaborating with a team of outstanding talents and state of the art technology to build a lasting, positive future for millions.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

Trade Republic is known for shipping fast and strong, and at the core of this is Platform Engineering providing robust and scalable self-service platforms to enable our product engineers to deliver. Moving into the direction of golden paths, self service, and autonomy. We encapsulate complexity and deliver scalable solutions that empower millions of users to invest, trade, and save billions of euros.

• Build best-in-class CI/CD: make sure that developers can always build and deploy quickly, while making sure that the changes meet our high quality standards.
• Accelerate development speed: automate mundane repeatable tasks so engineers can focus on what really matters.
• Own the platform: Shape the roadmap end-to-end - work with product managers to understand user needs, balance cost, latency, and developer experience, pick the right tech, and clearly explain trade-offs to leadership.

 

 

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• Experience working on infrastructure or platform services.
• Hands-on with CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, Linux, and programming.
• Familiarity with GitHub Actions, AWS, and Terraform.
• Passion for simplifying day-to-day lives of developers.
• Passion for improving productivity with AI.

The toolbox we use: GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Backstage, Claude, Cursor, Copilot, Go, Kubernetes (EKS), AWS, Terraform, Prometheus, Loki, Grafana. Experience with every single item is not required - bring your strengths and curiosity.

 

WHY YOU SHOULD APPLY NOW

Our culture rewards ownership, excellence, and high energy. We care deeply about outcomes and hold each other accountable - we’re here to win and fix one of the largest challenges Europeans face - closing the pension gap and democratising wealth. If this gets you fired up, reach out!

We believe it’s our team’s varied identities and backgrounds that make us sharper and stronger. We’re committed to creating an environment where everyone feels respected and has equal opportunity to thrive in their careers. For any questions on DEI during the interview process, reach out to your recruitment partner.