Head of Platform Engineering

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Amsterdam / €100000 - €138000 annum

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Salary

SALARY:

€100000 - €138000

Location

LOCATION

Amsterdam

Job Type
JOB TYPE

Permanent

Head of Platform Engineering
Amsterdam, Netherlands | Up to €138,000 base salary + bonus

This is an opportunity to lead a business-critical Platform Engineering function within a highly scaled digital environment. You will shape technical strategy, influence the future of AI adoption in engineering, and lead teams responsible for the platforms, infrastructure, and developer experience that support millions of users.

The Company
They are a well-established technology-driven organisation operating a large-scale digital platform with a significant customer base across multiple markets. Innovation, engineering excellence, and continuous improvement are central to their culture. They invest heavily in modern technology, cloud infrastructure, and AI-enabled ways of working. As they continue to evolve their platform capabilities, they are looking for a senior technology leader to help drive the next phase of growth.

The Role
You will:
  • Define and execute the Platform Engineering strategy across core platform services, engineering standards, infrastructure, and developer experience.
  • Lead and develop a high-performing organisation of engineering leaders and technical specialists.
  • Drive architectural direction for distributed systems, event-driven platforms, and cloud-native applications.
  • Oversee platform reliability, scalability, performance, and operational excellence.
  • Own platform budgets, cloud spend, tooling investments, and cost optimisation initiatives.
  • Champion engineering best practices across backend, frontend, and mobile development.
  • Accelerate the adoption of AI tooling and capabilities across engineering teams.
  • Partner closely with Product, Data, and Technology leadership to align technical priorities with business objectives.
  • Establish and monitor key metrics relating to engineering productivity, platform health, reliability, and cost efficiency.
Your Skills & Experience
  • Strong commercial experience leading large-scale software engineering organisations.
  • Deep technical credibility in distributed systems and modern backend engineering.
  • Expertise with cloud platforms, platform engineering, infrastructure, and developer experience functions.
  • Strong understanding of technologies such as Kafka, Elasticsearch, relational databases, Kubernetes, CI/CD, observability platforms, and event-driven architectures.
  • Experience managing engineering leaders and building high-performing teams.
  • Proven ability to balance technical strategy, operational delivery, and financial management.
  • Demonstrated success influencing senior stakeholders across technology, product, and business functions.
  • Clear understanding of how AI can enhance software engineering productivity and delivery.
What They Offer
  • Base salary up to €138,000.
  • Performance-related bonus.
  • Comprehensive benefits package.
  • Opportunity to shape platform strategy at scale.
  • Significant leadership exposure across technology and business functions.
  • Investment in professional development and career progression.
  • Flexible and collaborative working environment.
How to Apply
If you are an experienced engineering leader looking to drive platform strategy, technical excellence, and AI innovation at scale, please apply today.

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