Fulcrum

Principal Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Fulcrum

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Ukraine

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Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

CloudDistributed SystemsFirebaseGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaJavaScriptKubernetesLinuxMicroservicesMongoDBNode.jsNoSQLPostgresSpringSpring BootSpringBootTerraformTypeScript

About the role

  • Own and evolve production cloud infrastructure for a high-load, microservices-based product on GCP
  • Design and operate Kubernetes and serverless platforms , ensuring reliability, security, and scalability
  • Lead infrastructure architecture for AI-driven features (intelligent chat, semantic search, vector search)
  • Define and maintain CI/CD pipelines , observability, and incident response practices
  • Architect secure and compliant systems , including authentication, data residency, and access control
  • Optimize performance, scalability, and cloud costs for real-time user workloads
  • Act as a technical owner and trusted partner to the CTO , shaping the platform’s infrastructure roadmap

Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience in cloud / infrastructure / platform engineering roles
  • Strong hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
  • Expert-level knowledge of Kubernetes and container orchestration
  • Production experience with Terraform or other IaC tools
  • Experience designing and operating authentication & authorization systems (OAuth2, JWT, Firebase Auth)
  • Strong understanding of cloud monitoring, tracing, and structured logging
  • Solid knowledge of cloud networking , load balancing, and distributed systems
  • Experience operating high-load, production systems with real users
  • Hands-on experience with NoSQL databases (e.g. Firestore, MongoDB) and PostgreSQL
  • Backend engineering experience with Node.js (TypeScript) and/or Java (Spring Boot)
  • Experience with Linux and Windows system administration in cloud environments
  • Strong ownership mindset and ability to make architecture-level decisions
  • English: Upper-Intermediate or higher
Benefits
  • Flexible schedule & opportunity to work remotely or workspace in Kyiv
  • Friendly & open team who have fun creating cool projects together
  • Opportunity to boost your professional & personal growth
  • Regular team gathering activities
  • 20 business days of paid vacation + UA national holidays
  • Medical insurance full coverage
  • 10 + 5 days paid sick leave
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Hard Skills & Tools
cloud infrastructuremicroservicesKubernetesserverless platformsCI/CD pipelinesTerraformauthentication systemsNoSQL databasesPostgreSQLNode.js
Soft Skills
leadershipownership mindsettechnical ownershipcommunication