Senior Cloud Engineer - Product Metrics

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Cloud Engineer - Product Metrics based in Italy.

This role offers the opportunity to build and operate large-scale cloud infrastructure that powers mission-critical product metrics and real-time analytics. You will work on highly distributed systems responsible for processing trillions of events and managing petabytes of data with exceptional reliability and performance. Collaborating with experienced engineers in a fully remote environment, you will contribute to platform strategy, deliver scalable features, and optimize cloud-native services that support both internal operations and customer-facing insights. The position combines hands-on engineering, architectural decision-making, and operational ownership, making it ideal for professionals passionate about distributed systems and cloud technologies.

• Design, develop, operate, and continuously improve highly scalable, fault-tolerant distributed systems that support large-scale product metrics collection and analytics.
• Contribute to the technical roadmap by identifying improvements, proposing new capabilities, and driving engineering initiatives that enhance platform performance and scalability.
• Build and maintain cloud-native services responsible for processing, storing, and serving massive volumes of real-time data with high accuracy and availability.
• Monitor, optimize, and ensure the reliability, performance, scalability, and cost efficiency of production systems.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional engineering teams to deliver new features, improve existing services, and support business objectives.
• Participate in architectural discussions, perform code reviews, and mentor teammates by sharing technical knowledge and best practices.
• Take ownership of production services through operational support, incident response, troubleshooting, and participation in an on-call rotation.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience developing and operating scalable, distributed, and fault-tolerant software systems.
• At least 2 years of hands-on experience developing applications with Go (Golang).
• Strong experience working with at least one major cloud platform such as AWS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), or Microsoft Azure.
• Experience building high-performance data processing systems and working with technologies for storing, transporting, and querying large-scale datasets.
• Solid expertise with Kubernetes and cloud-native technologies, including tools such as Helm, ArgoCD, Temporal, and infrastructure-as-code solutions like Terraform.
• Strong problem-solving, debugging, and production troubleshooting skills with a focus on reliability and operational excellence.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to thrive in a fully remote, cross-functional engineering environment.
• Self-driven mindset with strong ownership, accountability, and customer focus.
• Experience with ClickHouse, Kafka, or developing Kubernetes operators/controllers is considered a strong advantage.

Benefits

• Fully remote and flexible work environment with opportunities to collaborate across a globally distributed team.
• Competitive compensation package based on experience, skills, qualifications, and location.
• Employer-supported healthcare benefits.
• Company equity through stock option grants.
• Flexible paid time off or generous local leave policies.
• Home office allowance of $500 USD for remote employees.
• Company-sponsored global offsites and team gatherings that encourage collaboration and connection.
• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge cloud infrastructure, large-scale distributed systems, and real-time analytics technologies.
• Collaborative engineering culture with strong ownership, innovation, and professional growth opportunities.