Senior DevOps / Platform Engineer, AI Infrastructure (m/w/d)

This position involves taking full technical ownership of the company’s infrastructure and operations as the first dedicated senior engineer in this domain. Day-to-day work centers on evolving the existing platform to support increased customer demand and new AI features, ensuring high reliability, security, and performance. You will manage self-administered Linux systems on European virtual machines and dedicated servers while integrating services from AWS, Azure, and GCP. The role requires hands-on development of Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment workflows to make changes safe and reproducible. You will also be responsible for production PostgreSQL, including performance analysis, connection pooling optimization, and maintaining tested backup and restore procedures. The job description specifies experience with Docker Compose, networks, reverse proxies, and API gateways. It is a hands-on senior role without personnel management duties, intended for someone who has previously shared infrastructure responsibilities in a small team and now wants to shape their own area. The position is based in Leipzig, and the advert does not specify a particular employment type, language requirement, or remote working arrangement.