Cloud Platform Tech Lead

Trade Republic is hiring a Cloud Platform Tech Lead to join their Platform Engineering team. The role involves building cloud control planes, encoding governance as software, and owning partner connectivity. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of experience in cloud platform engineering, strong programming skills in Go, and deep expertise with AWS. The team is flexible and allows for a hybrid setup, with 2-3 days a week in the office.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in cloud platform engineering, infrastructure engineering, or a related SRE/systems discipline
• Strong programming skills in Go, with experience building infrastructure automation as software rather than scripts
• Deep expertise with AWS — IAM, Organizations, networking (VPC, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, VPN), and multi-account architectures
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Pulumi, Crossplane, or equivalent) and a clear understanding of when declarative configuration ends and programmable control planes begin
• A track record of building systems that enforce compliance, security, and cost governance through automation rather than manual review
• Experience with Kubernetes and cloud-native architectures in production
• Ability to drive cross-team technical initiatives end-to-end, from ambiguous problem to shipped solution
• Ability to contribute to architectural decisions and clearly communicate trade-offs to both engineers and leadership
• The ability to work in a flexible hybrid setup, with 2-3 days a week in the office

Benefits

• Relocation Assistance
• Generous Parental Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement