Platform Engineer

Charles Schwab

Platform Engineer driving the core services and infrastructure at charles in Berlin. Working in a hybrid environment to support conversational commerce solutions.

Posted 7/17/2026full-timeBerlin • 🇩🇪 GermanyMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in building and operating internal developer platforms, including core services, APIs, and cloud infrastructure. Proficient in scalable system design and effective collaboration within product teams to drive impactful platform changes.

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Software Engineering ExperienceGo ProgrammingTypeScript ProgrammingCloud Infrastructure ManagementCI/CD Tools Proficiency

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Hard Skills

Software EngineeringGo ProgrammingTypeScript ProgrammingBash ScriptingScalable System DesignDistributed SystemsCloud TechnologiesInfrastructure ChangesDebugging InfrastructureAutomation Development

Soft Skills

CollaborationSelf-Directed LearningProblem SolvingAsynchronous CommunicationCustomer Focus

Tools & Technologies

GitHub ActionsGCPCI/CD ToolsAI Tools

Industry Keywords

Developer PlatformAPIsProduction ServicesOn-Call RotationCost InitiativesReliability Initiatives

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudDistributed SystemsGoGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

You'll build and operate our internal developer platform: the core services, APIs, and infrastructure that every product team builds on top of. That means writing software, not just configuring it, and standing up infrastructure that holds up under real production load.
You will be a part of a team that designs, develops, and operates the core services, APIs, and infrastructure that every product team builds on top of. Examples: building a billing API, maintaining Kubernetes operators, building an authentication broker, optimizing performance in our core monolith, and improving security in our link shortening service.
You will regularly partner with product teams to investigate issues, learn their use cases, and ship platform changes that hold up in production.
You'll join our on-call rotation as part of our "you build it, you run it" philosophy.
You'll have real room to drive cost and reliability initiatives that have measurable, company-wide impact.
You'll build the automations that make our whole software development lifecycle faster and more robust.

Requirements

What you’ll need

3+ years of software engineering experience. You're a generalist - comfortable moving between writing a service, debugging infrastructure, and improving a pipeline in the same week.
You can build and ship production services in Go or TypeScript; not just scripts and glue. You also know Bash and have the judgment to pick the right tool instead of forcing your favorite one.
You can build and operate cloud infrastructure that survives real production workloads, ideally on GCP.
You've worked with GitHub Actions or similar CI/CD tools, and you know what a healthy and efficient pipeline looks like.
You have a solid grasp of scalable system design, distributed systems, cloud technologies, and how to roll out infrastructure changes.
You're comfortable with remote work and asynchronous communication. You also know that good collaboration needs visibility and cooperation, not just output.
You use AI tools effectively without handing over the steering wheel.
Product and business sense: you understand customer needs and focus on solving the right problems, not just building technically interesting solutions.
You're a self-directed learner. You don't need to know our whole stack on day one, but when you hit something unfamiliar, you dig in, ask good questions, and follow through. We'll give you room and context to grow; you bring the drive.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Working on challenging and impactful projects at the forefront of one of the most innovative industries in Europe
Collaborating with some of the leading experts in Conversational Commerce and disrupting a fast-growing industry
Joining forces with a unique community of Tech, Product, Sales, Success, and Marketing experts committed to building the best product in Conversational Commerce.
High autonomy and visibility across the business with the option to own and drive new initiatives
Celebrating our major and micro-wins as well as getting to know each other better at regular team-building events
Sharing VSOP (virtual stock options) in the ownership and success of Charles
Working in a vibrant office in the heart of Berlin overlooking the Wall memorial
Flexible working model: Hybrid setup with remote work options and flexible hours
Earning a competitive compensation package
Urban Sports Club membership
Mental Health support through OpenUp
Free company lunch on Thursdays
A friendly, open, multicultural work environment
Dog-friendly office
Discounts on BVG tickets