Head of Platform Engineering (Hybrid, Belgrade)

About the role

We are seeking a seasoned Head of Platform Engineering to steer the design, delivery and operation of our core technology platform. Based in Belgrade with a hybrid schedule, you will empower product engineering teams to ship software faster through robust, automated, and self‑service infrastructure.

Key responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and grow a team of ~20 internal and external engineers, fostering a collaborative and high‑performance culture.
• Define and evolve the platform architecture, ensuring scalability, security, reliability and cost‑effectiveness across AWS and GCP.
• Champion modern DevOps and Platform Engineering practices, driving Infrastructure as Code adoption with Terraform and Ansible.
• Oversee Kubernetes adoption, container orchestration and the development of centralized tooling and automation.
• Guide the implementation of event‑driven architectures using Kafka, guaranteeing resilient data streaming.
• Partner with product, security, architecture and operations teams to align platform capabilities with business needs.

Required profile

• Proven leadership experience managing platform or DevOps teams of similar size.
• Deep understanding of cloud‑native platforms, multi‑cloud strategies and cost optimisation.
• Strong communication skills to influence cross‑functional stakeholders.

Required skills

• AWS and GCP cloud services
• Kubernetes container orchestration
• Kafka event‑streaming
• Terraform and Ansible for Infrastructure as Code
• DevOps and cloud‑native technologies