Senior Software Engineer - Cloud Platform Infrastructure (EMEA or Americas)

About this role

Qdrant is an open-source vector search engine powering the next generation of AI applications, from semantic search and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) to AI agents and real-time recommendations.
Trusted by global leaders like Canva, HubSpot, Tripadvisor, Bosch, and Deutsche Telekom, we’re building the retrieval infrastructure layer for modern AI. Recently raising $50M in Series B funding, we are growing rapidly and committed to transforming how AI understands and interacts with data.

As a remote-first company, we believe diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences fuel innovation. Here, you’ll own meaningful work, tackle challenges, and grow alongside passionate individuals dedicated to shaping the future of AI.

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Cloud Operations team, you will work at the intersection of platform engineering and reliability. You’ll design, operate, and evolve the cloud-native infrastructure that underpins Qdrant Cloud, with a strong focus on scalability, stability, and reducing operational load through engineering.

This role is for engineers who enjoy building platforms that run reliably in production, combining strong software engineering with infrastructure and systems thinking.

## What you will own

• Design, implement, and operate core cloud platform components.
• Build and maintain Kubernetes clusters and develop custom Kubernetes operators.
• Write production-grade Go and Python code for platform services and automation.
• Improve reliability, scalability, and cost efficiency of cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP/Azure).
• Strengthen observability through monitoring, logging, alerting, and metrics.
• Automate operational workflows and platform integrations.
• Collaborate closely with Platform, Regions & Clusters, and Features teams.
• Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and long-term system hardening.
• Continuously reduce KTLO and operational overhead through engineering improvements...