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[VKS] Platform Engineer (with Kafka expertise)

Company Description

Software Mind develops solutions that make an impact for companies around the globe. Tech giants & unicorns, transformative projects, emerging technologies and limitless opportunities – these are a few words that describe an average day for us. Building cross-functional engineering teams that take ownership and crave more means we’re always on the lookout for talented people who bring passion and creativity to every project. Our culture embraces openness, acts with respect, shows grit & guts and combines employment with enjoyment.

Job Description

Project – the aim you’ll have

Our client is a gaming company established to reform the national gaming system. Operating under the principle of exclusivity, its mission is to provide games responsibly, mitigate gambling-related risks, and ensure player protection while preventing fraud.

The company offers a wide range of games divided into three main categories: Lucky Games, Casino Games, and Betting Games. It emphasizes operating responsibly and contributing to a safe and secure gaming environment.

We are seeking a hands-on Platform/DevOps Engineer with deep expertise in Apache Kafka to join our team. In this role, you will serve as the go-to expert for all Kafka-related work, helping to shape our architecture, drive best practices, and guide our engineering teams in scaling, monitoring, and optimizing our data streaming platform. A background in Platform Engineering and a strong command of modern cloud-native tooling are essential.

Position – how you’ll contribute

  • Lead the design, implementation, and optimization of our event streaming platform, ensuring it’s scalable, secure, and resilient.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance infrastructure, observability, and deployment workflows.
  • Provide technical guidance and mentoring on best practices related to Kafka and platform architecture.
  • Identify performance bottlenecks and propose improvements to increase system reliability and efficiency.
  • Automate operations and support continuous integration and deployment across services.
  • Contribute to platform strategy and help evolve our infrastructure as the business scales.

Qualifications

Expectations – the experience you need

  • Expert-level knowledge of Apache Kafka, including experience with scaling, monitoring, fault tolerance, security, and migration.
  • Strong background in platform engineering and building distributed systems in production environments.
  • Solid understanding of cloud infrastructure, particularly with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) components such as Compute Engine, Cloud Functions, Pub/Sub, and Cloud Tasks.
  • Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and Docker, including Helm charts, Kubernetes operators, and service mesh integration.
  • Proficient in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and Terragrunt.
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines, ideally using GitLab.
  • Skilled in Python and Bash scripting for automation and operational tooling.
  • Familiarity with core cloud networking components such as VPCs, API Gateways, and Load Balancers.
  • Comfortable working with monitoring and logging tools, especially Prometheus and Grafana.
  • Self-driven, pragmatic, and able to make technical decisions independently while collaborating across teams.

Additional Information

Our offer – professional development, personal growth 

  • Flexible employment and remote work  
  • International projects with leading global clients 
  • International business trips  
  • Non-corporate atmosphere 
  • Language classes 
  • Internal & external training 
  • Private healthcare and insurance  
  • Multisport card 
  • Well-being initiatives 
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