Senior Platform Engineer - AWS - Team Platform (d/f/m)

What is working at Bettermile like?

We mean it when we say “cutting edge” and have a high level of creative freedom in our everyday work

You will be surrounded by like-minded, driven, skilled, and highly motivated people who are keen to contribute to successful solutions

We mean diversity, and we put it in numbers: 130+ people, 40 languages, 40% female (vs. ø26% in the tech industry), ø33 years of age, and yes, we do have Schlager-Fans among us

We have a very supportive and appreciative working environment with a lot of autonomy, a flat hierarchy, and professional growth possibilities

We work in a hybrid mode, with weekly team days for better collaboration and nurturing interpersonal connections. When onsite, we work in a modern, kid- and pet-friendly Better Space in the heart of Berlin-Kreuzberg

Remote work from anywhere for up to 12 weeks in total per year

30 vacation days in a 5-day/week working model

Kindergarten grant and a Company Pension scheme

Regular team breakfasts, fitness & wellness classes, company runs, and other events. Fruits, snacks, drinks, and coffee with a variety of milk are a given - but yes, we have them

Outstanding flexibility we are proud of – and, of course, the best colleagues in the world!

About the Platform Team

Every product team's ability to move fast depends on what's running underneath it. The Platform team builds that foundation for Bettermile, from shared infrastructure and authentication to observability, alerting, and developer tooling, so product teams can build, deploy, operate, and secure their products with confidence. The Platform Team's mission is to empower product teams by minimizing their cognitive load, so they can move faster and deliver more business value to our customers.

You will be joining a highly impactful role where you will balance hands-on technical execution (approx. 60%) with strategic stakeholder engagement and mentorship (approx. 40%).

Our current tech stack: AWS(CDK, EC2, ECS, S3, EventBridge, SQS, Location Services, API Gateway), Pulumi, Kotlin, New Relic, Snowflake, PagerDuty, GitHub, GitHub Actions, GitHub Copilot and Claude Code.

You will be taking care of

Driving the evolution and stabilization of our central authentication systems

Taking ownership of our infrastructure's observability, scalability, security, and cost-efficiency, in close collaboration with teams and stakeholders

Implementing infrastructure-as-code across our ecosystems

Providing Mentorship for platform senior engineers, guiding their professional growth, and fostering strong cross-team collaboration

Implementing the company vision by championing DevOps culture, and establishing platform engineering best practices across the organization

No echo chambers here! You will challenge technical directions constructively and share your insights openly, while always being a team player who fully backs the squad's final decisions

You check these boxes

Deep proficiency and hands-on experience operating within AWS environment

Strong background in system operations, specifically with Linux/Unix

Fluency in a programming language such as Python or similar

A minimum of 2 years of proven experience actively mentoring other engineers and putting them on a successful growth path

Security-minded approach to platform engineering

A proven ability to constructively challenge viewpoints while consistently aligning with the best interests of the organization

A strong preference for a hybrid setup that blends remote flexibility with 2 days of on-site collaboration in our Kreuzberg office

It is awesome if you also have

Experience with AI workloads, ML Ops, AWS Bedrock, Agentcore, or Snowflake Cortex

Proven experience leading large-scale infrastructure migration projects spanning multiple teams

AWS certifications

Take your chance

Be a part of shaping a fast-growing industry and make an impact from day one. You’ll have the chance to take on responsibility early, with guidance and support from experienced mentors. We foster a learning culture, collaboration on equal footing, and quick decision-making that moves things forward.

Currently, we’re proceeding only with candidates authorized to work in Germany or who already hold a Job Seeker Visa.

About us

At Bettermile, we believe delivery shouldn’t be business as usual. We’re transforming last-mile logistics to drive efficiency and create a better delivery experience for everyone.

Our geo-based, AI-powered SaaS product handles complex address processing, dynamic routing, and navigation. It is built to manage many stops and multiple constraints.

We’re setting a new standard for the last mile and pushing the industry forward, powered by a skilled, international team of tech enthusiasts, logistics experts, and a product suite designed to keep evolving.