Qdrant
Senior Software Engineer – Platform
Join to apply for the Senior Software Engineer – Platform role at Qdrant. Qdrant is a cutting‑edge vector database company on a mission to revolutionize how organizations manage and query unstructured data. Our open‑source engine and managed cloud solutions power AI‑driven search, recommendation, and data discovery at scale.
Responsibilities
Design and evolve core platform services and internal APIs consumed by multiple teams.
Drive architectural initiatives such as gRPC migration, eventing/pub‑sub foundations, and platform refactors.
Own and improve control‑plane and cluster‑api components.
Build platform abstractions that reduce operational and cognitive load for other teams.
Write production‑grade Go code for platform services and internal tooling.
Collaborate closely with Regions & Clusters, Resilience, and Features teams to enable delivery through platform primitives.
Improve platform scalability, reliability, and developer experience through thoughtful design.
Support production systems and incident response when needed, with a focus on long‑term fixes.
Requirements Must have
5+ years of experience as a software engineer working on platform, infrastructure, or distributed systems.
Strong proficiency in Go and Python , or deep expertise in one with willingness to work regularly with both.
Solid experience with Kubernetes and cloud‑native architectures.
Strong understanding of distributed systems and API design.
Experience building and operating production systems used by other engineers or teams.
Comfortable working cross‑team and driving technical alignment.
Ownership mindset and clear communication skills.
Nice to have
Experience with gRPC, event‑driven architectures, or control‑plane systems.
Familiarity with Kubernetes operators or cluster‑level abstractions.
Background in SaaS, database, or systems‑level product companies.
Experience with observability tooling (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry).
Contributions to open‑source projects.
Benefits
Competitive salary, equity, and benefits.
Fully remote setup with flexible working hours.
High‑impact role with strong ownership and architectural influence.
Opportunity to work on a core platform used across the entire company.
Clear growth path toward Staff Engineer or Architecture roles.
If you enjoy building platforms that enable others to move faster, reduce complexity, and scale reliably, we’d love to hear from you. Join us and help shape the foundation of Qdrant Cloud.
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Responsibilities
Design and evolve core platform services and internal APIs consumed by multiple teams.
Drive architectural initiatives such as gRPC migration, eventing/pub‑sub foundations, and platform refactors.
Own and improve control‑plane and cluster‑api components.
Build platform abstractions that reduce operational and cognitive load for other teams.
Write production‑grade Go code for platform services and internal tooling.
Collaborate closely with Regions & Clusters, Resilience, and Features teams to enable delivery through platform primitives.
Improve platform scalability, reliability, and developer experience through thoughtful design.
Support production systems and incident response when needed, with a focus on long‑term fixes.
Requirements Must have
5+ years of experience as a software engineer working on platform, infrastructure, or distributed systems.
Strong proficiency in Go and Python , or deep expertise in one with willingness to work regularly with both.
Solid experience with Kubernetes and cloud‑native architectures.
Strong understanding of distributed systems and API design.
Experience building and operating production systems used by other engineers or teams.
Comfortable working cross‑team and driving technical alignment.
Ownership mindset and clear communication skills.
Nice to have
Experience with gRPC, event‑driven architectures, or control‑plane systems.
Familiarity with Kubernetes operators or cluster‑level abstractions.
Background in SaaS, database, or systems‑level product companies.
Experience with observability tooling (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry).
Contributions to open‑source projects.
Benefits
Competitive salary, equity, and benefits.
Fully remote setup with flexible working hours.
High‑impact role with strong ownership and architectural influence.
Opportunity to work on a core platform used across the entire company.
Clear growth path toward Staff Engineer or Architecture roles.
If you enjoy building platforms that enable others to move faster, reduce complexity, and scale reliably, we’d love to hear from you. Join us and help shape the foundation of Qdrant Cloud.
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