Platform Engineer

Imagine a future where everyone has instant, low-cost access to powerful computing resources. We're building a fully featured European cloud computing platform—with everything one needs to run, scale, and deploy applications and workloads. In addition, our infrastructure runs on 100% renewable energy.

We’re ambitious, curious, and gutsy doers. We practice a low hierarchy across the company and high morale in our teams. We’ve already achieved a lot, yet we’re only getting started. Now it’s your chance to join the ride. We offer more than just the job - we offer a career-defining opportunity to be part of building something big!

Join Verda while it’s still being built - not once it’s finished.

Why Verda

Cash + equity compensation along with various fringe benefits (e.g., healthcare, lunch, wellbeing, etc.).Profitable operations with rapid, sustained growth.31 nationalities, with 6 different ones on the management team.An opportunity with make a clear impact and work alongside world-class engineers, researchers, and partners across the global AI ecosystem.

Practicalities

Hybrid mode: This role requires presence in our Helsinki office 3 days per week. Don’t worry - you won’t be alone or hangry there. (We keep a stocked fridge…)Employment type: Full-time and permanent.

Build, operate, and improve self-hosted Kubernetes platforms across deployment, automation, scaling, upgrades, and production operationsMaintain platform reliability through on-call participation, incident response, and troubleshootingManage Kubernetes infrastructure including networking, observability, storage, and platform servicesDevelop infrastructure automation using Ansible, GitOps, and CI/CD workflowsCollaborate with engineering teams to improve developer experience, deployment processes, and operational efficiencyOperate and troubleshoot Linux systems, container platforms, and distributed infrastructureImplement Kubernetes networking and security best practices, including cluster hardening and access controlsLeverage AI-assisted engineering tools to improve automation, operations, and troubleshootingContribute to platform standards, documentation, and operational best practices

Key Competencies

3-7 years operating production Kubernetes environmentsStrong experience managing self-hosted Kubernetes clusters end-to-endHands-on experience with Kubernetes operations, upgrades, scaling, and troubleshootingExperience with on-call rotations and production incident managementStrong background in infrastructure automation (Ansible), GitOps, and CI/CDSolid Linux administration and debugging skillsExperience with containerized and cloud-native infrastructureUnderstanding of Kubernetes networking, CNI plugins, and platform securityScripting or programming experience (Python, Bash, Go, or similar)Comfortable using AI-powered tooling to improve engineering workflowsStrong collaboration and communication skills

Experience with Rancher and CiliumFamiliarity with Kubernetes security policies and cluster hardeningExperience with GPU workloads, AI/ML infrastructure, or NVIDIA container runtimesExperience with observability tooling such as Prometheus, Grafana, and LokiFamiliarity with Infrastructure as Code and Kubernetes ecosystem tools (ArgoCD, Helm, Kustomize, operators)Knowledge of distributed systems, storage, and high-availability environments

What's next

We're building fast and this role needs the right person behind it. There's no artificial deadline, but when we find who we're looking for, we move. If this sounds like your next move, apply now.

Please submit your application through our Careers page. We don’t accept applications sent by email.