bunch is building the backbone of private markets, combining exceptional expertise, operational excellence, and frictionless technology. The platform enables funds and private investors to seamlessly and securely set up and manage their investment entities.

We are seeking a (Senior) Platform Engineer to design, build, and maintain the infrastructure and automation that power our applications. In this role, you will combine the speed and reliability focus of DevOps with the architectural depth of Platform Engineering, ensuring that our development teams can deliver high-quality software quickly, securely, and at scale.

How the role contributes to our vision

You will be responsible for designing infrastructure, implementing automation, ensuring platform reliability, and guiding the evolution of our delivery pipelines and cloud environments. This is a highly collaborative position that bridges operations, development, and security.

Top responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain cloud-based infrastructure (AWS) for scalability, reliability, and security.

• Manage infrastructure-as-code using Terraform, or similar tools.

• Oversee container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes.

• Ensure robust disaster recovery and high availability strategies.

• Build, maintain, and optimize CI/CD pipelines for rapid and reliable deployments.

• Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and application deployments.

• Integrate automated testing and security checks into delivery workflows.

• Implement logging, alerting, and observability tools to monitor infrastructure and application performance.

• Proactively identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, outages, or system health issues.

• Collaborate with development teams to troubleshoot and resolve deployment failures.

• Ensure infrastructure and delivery processes meet security, compliance, and governance standards.

• Apply security patches and updates to infrastructure and platform components.

• Partner with software engineers to ensure development aligns with operational best practices.

• Lead technical decision-making for infrastructure and platform initiatives.

• Mentor junior engineers and promote DevOps best practices across teams.

What you should bring with you

• At least 6 years of experience in senior Platform, DevOps, or Infrastructure Engineering roles.

• Strong expertise with AWS cloud platform.

• Deep knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker, and container orchestration.

• Proficiency with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, etc.).

• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions or any similar tool).

• Strong understanding of observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Datadog, etc.).

• Solid grasp of networking, system administration, and cloud security practices.

• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to debug complex issues.

• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.

• Experience leading projects and influencing engineering decisions.

• Nice to Have:

  • Background in SRE (Site Reliability Engineering) practices.

  • Familiarity with compliance frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001).

  • Programming skills in TypeScript, Python or Go.

Our tech stack

We strive to keep our technology stack as simple and efficient as possible.

• Frontend & Backend: TypeScript on both the frontend (Svelte) and the backend (Node.js with Nest.js)

• Database: MySQL

• Infrastructure: Kubernetes (K8S) on top of AWS

• Source Control & CI/CD: GitHub

• Third-Party Applications:

  • FusionAuth for authentication

  • Retool for low-code internal frontend solutions

  • Twilio and SendGrid for sending SMS and emails

Why you should join bunch

• Become one of the key builders of bunch and architect our go-to-market strategy

• Take part in a network of people passionate about investment and work closely with the most interesting players in the private market

• Benefit from working with a diverse mix of talents, unrivaled energy, and team spirit within a culture of inclusion

• Flexible hours, remote work, and 28 days of vacation per year

• A competitive compensation package

• A great tech and work setup with everything you need

What your interview journey will look like

• First interview with the People team (30 min): get acquainted with the bunch and to understand if what we’re offering is what you’re searching for

• Hiring Manager Interview (60 min): this conversation with an Engineering Manager will cover product-focused culture and values, including collaboration, ownership, self-awareness, and quality standards.

• Technical Interview (60 min): this interview in the form of a technical conversation with two engineers will focus on collaborative problem-solving, starting with open-ended questions and progressing to more specific challenges or short algorithm tasks.

• Final Round: Meet our VP of Engineering (45 min) to learn about ways of working, vision for bunch, and team culture.

• Meet-and-Greet (Optional - 30 min) to meet a few members of your future cross-functional team.

About bunch

bunch is an investment tech startup founded in Berlin in 2021. With a proven track record, bunch has garnered trust from leading fund managers and institutional LPs, who have collectively committed over €2 billion through the platform.

The private markets are experiencing unprecedented growth, with alternative assets expected to reach nearly $40 trillion by the end of the decade, yet still reliant on outdated tools and methods.

We recently closed our $15.5 million Series A to accelerate bunch’s mission to bring a trillion-dollar industry into the 21st century, driving a much-needed digital transformation.

At bunch, we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees because we value and celebrate diversity. We are an equal opportunity employer, which means we do not tolerate discrimination toward any of our applicants or employees.