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As a Senior Platform Engineer at Brevo, you are a systems architect who treats infrastructure as software. Your goal is to build a resilient, self-service data platform that allows our engineering teams to ship faster without worrying about the underlying storage complexities. You will bridge the gap between deep Linux internals and high-level automation.
Your Impact at Brevo:
Own the delivery and lifecycle management of data-storage platforms, ensuring they meet product requirements for performance, reliability, security, and scale.Bring a product mindset by balancing user needs, operational excellence, and long-term sustainability.Architect, implement, and automate data-storage infrastructure (e.g., SQL, NoSQL, object, and file storage) using infrastructure-as-code and configuration-management tools such as Terraform and Ansible.Drive platform reliability and resilience, including installation, configuration, parameter tuning, observability, and continuous performance optimisation for all supported data engines.Develop, evolve, and enforce robust backup, disaster recovery, and business-continuity strategies, ensuring data durability and compliance with internal and external standards.Collaborate cross-functionally with product, engineering, and security teams to understand workload characteristics, define SLOs/SLAs, and deliver platform capabilities that accelerate product development.Lead automation initiatives across storage-related CI/CD and operational workflows, reducing manual overhead, improving consistency, and increasing delivery velocity.Work on production issues, perform deep root-cause analysis, and drive long-term fixes and systemic improvements across the platform.Produce and maintain high-quality documentation of architectures, operational procedures, standards, and best practices to ensure platform transparency and reproducibility.Who you are:
You have 6-9 years of relevant experience.Must have expert-level Linux systems engineering knowledge with a deep understanding to operate mission-critical services.Must have deep hands-on and operational expertise in multiple data engines such as PostgreSQL/MongoDB/ClickHouse/Minio/CephMust own the full lifecycle of Architecture design, Replication & clustering strategies, Performance benchmarking, Live production scaling & Capacity planning.Must have handled corruption scenarios, replication failures, and real data recovery events.Must have built automation platforms, not just one-off scripts using Terraform, Ansible (or equivalents), writing modular, reusable automation frameworks that actively eliminate operational toil.Must have strong coding capability (Bash, Python, or similar) — clean, maintainable, production-grade code.Must have performed advanced distributed systems debugging with a deep understanding of distributed systems failure modes such as Split-brain, Replication lag, Quorum failures, Network partitions, etcMust be comfortable serving as the primary responder for high-severity incidents or alerts.Must be experienced in designing meaningful alerts (not noise-driven monitoring)—deep familiarity with observability stacks and performance metrics interpretation.Bias toward measurable reliability, not reactive firefighting. Must think in terms of building internal storage platforms — not just managing databases such that it is designed for Self-service, Standardization, API-driven provisioning, Guardrails & Multi-team enablementWhy people love working at Brevo:
A place to grow, together: Join a diverse, international team in a modern office buzzing with energy and ideas.Practical perks for everyday balance: Cab Facility and per-day meal vouchers; Employee-friendly salary structure; 1.4x pay on holidays/weekends for critical work; excellent referral program with high-value gift options (e.g., bike, flight tickets)Learning, every step of the way: Over 1,55,000 courses on Udemy, along with facilitator-led sessions, and personalised training programs tailored to individual and team needsFlexible for life: A hybrid setup (2 days WFH), budget for your home workspace, and a generous leave policy to help you balance life and work effortlesslyWellbeing that works: INR 10 Lakh medical insurance, maternity support, childcare facilities, and wellness bonuses to keep you and your family coveredA culture that cares: Annual company off-sites, inter-office trips, team outings, active social, green, and LGBTQIA+ communities, along with festive celebrations - all making Brevo a vibrant and inclusive workplace.Our candidate journey:
Round 1 - Interview with the Deputy Platform ManagerRound 2 - Interview with the Platform Engineering Manager.Round 3 - Interview with the VP of the Platform division. Round 4 - Cultural Fitment Round with the Talent Acquisition team.Whoever you are, wherever you’re from, if this role speaks to you, we’d love to hear from you.
