Accountable is a young fintech/taxtech focused on helping the self‑employed automate their accounting and taxes with a simple mobile and web app. We are 80+ people spread across offices in Berlin and Brussels, as well as remote locations throughout Europe. Our mission is to create a product that is incredibly easy and fun to use, requiring no knowledge of tax or accounting, and we are growing at a rate of more than 150% per year.
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The Role
We are seeking a Platform Engineer to own and evolve our Kubernetes‑based infrastructure on AWS. You will ensure our microservices platform is reliable, scalable, cost‑efficient and empowers developers to ship with confidence.
What You’ll Do
Own and maintain our AWS EKS cluster, including node pools, networking, scaling policies and upgrades.
Configure and tune Karpenter (node‑level) and KEDA (pod‑level) for efficient autoscaling and cost control.
Design, build and maintain GitHub Actions workflows for building, testing and deploying containerized microservices.
Own the Datadog implementation for logs, APM, metrics and alerting to detect issues proactively.
Manage secrets securely using AWS Secrets Manager and External Secrets Operator.
Collaborate with backend engineers (Node.Js/TypeScript) on debugging performance issues and optimizing deployments.
Maintain supporting infrastructure such as Redis clusters, ALB ingress configuration and DNS management.
Implement Infrastructure as Code with Helm, Kustomize or Terraform to keep infrastructure reproducible and version‑controlled.
Respond to incidents, conduct post‑mortems and implement preventive measures.
Monitor and reduce AWS spending through right‑sizing, spot instances and efficient allocation.
Required Qualifications
4+ years of hands‑on experience with Kubernetes (AWS EKS strongly preferred).
Strong Kubernetes fundamentals: deployments, services, ingress, configmaps, secrets, RBAC, network policies.
Experience with Kubernetes autoscaling: HPA, VPA, KEDA or Karpenter.
AWS proficiency: EKS, ECR, ALB, Secrets Manager, IAM roles for service accounts, EventBridge, SQS, Lambda.
CI/CD expertise with GitHub Actions for containerized workloads.
Observability experience with Datadog, Prometheus/Grafana or similar.
Container expertise: Docker, multi‑stage builds, image optimization, registries.
Infrastructure as Code experience with Terraform.
Scripting skills: Bash, Python or similar.
Working knowledge of Node.Js/TypeScript to read code and debug.
Redis experience with job queues, caching and basic administration.
Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively with distributed teams across Europe.
Nice‑to‑Have
AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer or Kubernetes specialty).
Experience with GitOps workflows (ArgoCD, Flux).
MongoDB administration.
Service mesh experience (Istio, Linkerd).
FinOps / cost optimization expertise.
Security scanning experience (Trivy, Snyk, etc.).
CI/CD experience for mobile applications (React Native).
Familiarity with compliance requirements in fintech.
Our Tech Stack
Orchestration: AWS EKS, Kubernetes, Karpenter, KEDA.
CI/CD: GitHub Actions, ECR.
Observability: Datadog (logs, APM, metrics).
Infrastructure: AWS (ALB, Secrets Manager, SQS, EventBridge, SNS).
Databases: MongoDB, Redis.
Backend: Node.Js, TypeScript, Express.Js.
Frontend: React, React Native.
What We Offer
Long‑term contractor relationship with potential for growth.
Versatile remote work within European timezones.
Opportunity to own and shape the infrastructure of a fast‑growing fintech.
Collaborative team environment with offices in Berlin and Brussels. xhfqzwm
A product that genuinely helps people manage their finances.
Location: Remote (Europe) or Hybrid (Berlin/Brussels)
Type: Long‑term Contract
Timezone: CET ± 2 hours overlap required
NO RECRUITMENT AGENCIES
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