Sr Cloud Engineer | Infrastructure & Networking | Europe remote

Design, build, and operate the cloud infrastructure and networking foundations powering n8n Cloud, enabling the platform to scale securely and reliably across regions and customers.

What you'll do

• Design, build, and operate cloud infrastructure across Azure with a focus on reliability, scalability, and operational excellence.
• Create infrastructure solutions from the ground up rather than simply operating existing tooling or templates.
• Build and improve infrastructure patterns for multi-region deployments, high availability, and fault tolerance.
• Use Kubernetes and managed Kubernetes services such as AKS to run and scale cloud-native workloads.
• Improve the security, resilience, and hardening of cloud infrastructure and deployment practices.
• Use Terraform and Infrastructure as Code practices to build repeatable, reliable, and well-governed infrastructure.
• Contribute to on-call rotation, helping keep systems healthy and performant.
• Own and evolve KTLO work: tackle reliability, performance bottlenecks, and critical bug fixes.

What you'll need

• Hands-on experience managing and deploying infrastructure on Azure or alternatively GCP or AWS.
• Experience designing infrastructure solutions from the ground up, not just operating tools or systems built by others.
• Confident using Terraform and IaC practices to build scalable, repeatable cloud infrastructure.
• Strong experience with Kubernetes and managed services such as AKS, GKE, or EKS.
• Know how to build secure, hardened systems using cloud and infrastructure best practices.
• Experience working on larger-scale deployments and understanding operational challenges that come with growth.
• Ability to make thoughtful infrastructure design decisions and explain the trade-offs behind them.
• Curious, resourceful, and comfortable figuring things out when the answer is not immediately obvious.

Nice to have

• Strong understanding of networking principles, architecture, routing, and connectivity patterns.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes networking concepts, tunneling, ingress, service meshes, or related patterns.
• Hands-on experience building or operating infrastructure on Azure.
• Experience in a startup, high-trust small team, or entrepreneurial environment.

What they offer

• Competitive compensation and equity ownership.
• 30 days of vacation plus public holidays (Europe).
• Health and wellness benefits.
• Work/life balance with time to recharge.
• Visa sponsorship available for Germany.