Teamlead Platform

Your creative fieldWe are looking for a full-time, permanent Teamlead Platform (all genders) to start as soon as possible. We live remote-first, but you have the freedom to choose whether you want to work hybrid or completely on-site due to your proximity to one of our locations.Our platform forms the technical foundation of our most important and revenue-driving product — and with that, a direct lever for Contabo’s overall development. As Team Lead Platform, you ensure that this foundation remains stable, evolves in a meaningful way, and is operated with pragmatic decision-making. Changes here have an impact at datacenter scale, not on a single environment — which is why you keep the overview, set clear priorities, and make sure that adjustments are rolled out in a controlled, step-by-step manner.In this role, you lead an experienced team of Platform Engineers and a Platform Architect. You bring structure to workflows, create transparency within the Kanban process, prevent unnecessary “fire-and-forget” changes, and help your team stay focused even when multiple topics are running in parallel. At the same time, you remain hands-on enough to stay close to the systems and decisions — without sliding into day-to-day micromanagement.Beyond daily operations, you work on initiatives that secure long-term stability and efficiency: you ensure that metrics and data become reliably usable, forecasting becomes possible, and processes no longer depend on individual knowledge. You combine technical depth with economic reasoning and act as a sparring partner for architectural decisions — not as a blocker, but as someone who evaluates impact, risk and priorities clearly and constructively.The success of this role is clearly defined: the evolution of our platform and its surrounding mechanisms enables the evolution of the entire company. When your work delivers impact, products scale predictably, processes become repeatable, and Contabo continues to grow on a stable foundation.What convinces usYour personality, paired with: Must-haves1–3 years of team lead experience in a technical environmentSeveral years of experience operating complex platform infrastructuresStrong expertise in ProxmoxSolid hands-on experience with Linux and AnsibleAbility to manage multiple topics in parallel, set priorities, and bring structure to ongoing processesHigh level of ownership and decision-making capability, paired with a pragmatic and economically minded approachVery good command of English, written and spokenShould-havesExperience with Ceph (or comparable distributed storage systems)Monitoring knowledge, e.g., ZabbixScripting skills (e.g., Python)Experience in a hosting or datacenter environmentNice-to-havesExperience in process optimization (e.g., ITIL)Background in scale-ups or fast-growing tech environmentsUnderstanding of cost optimization and capacity planningAwesome ProspectsAt Contabo, we are in a constant state of change. Even through our strong growth, we always remain flexible, and everyone gets the opportunity to actively shape the future of Contabo and of our customers. With us, everyone can develop their full potential in an environment with flat hierarchies, freedom to organize their work and time, direct communication, an open feedback culture, and leave a footprint through creative co-design. Plus, we offer further advantages:great freedom for your creative ideasongoing professional and personal development opportunities in an innovative and technological environmenta comprehensive induction with your colleagues by your sidemodern and conveniently located workplaces at our European locationsRemote or hybrid working opportunities with the same technical equipment at home as in the officeflexible working hours for a healthy work-life balance30-day vacation by defaultthe possibility of worcation in our summer office in Mallorca, as well as from any EU countryan extra day off to get involved in social activities as part of our Volunteer Dayattractive conditions on many products and services through our corporate benefits programunforgettable moments at our company events and team eventsHow to reach usIf you have any questions, you can reach out to Max by email at maximilian.kasemir@contabo.de.About usContabo - High-quality Cloud Hosting Made in GermanyAs a leading infrastructure service provider in the field of cloud instances and dedicated servers, we have stood for first-class quality, reliability and favorable prices since our foundation in Munich in 2003. Meanwhile, more than 215,000 customers in over 190 countries trust our services.We specialize in providing German quality to users worldwide, focusing on the stability and security of our data centers, the optimization of internal processes, and excellent customer support.Become a part of our future-oriented company, which plays a significant role in the development of digital cloud hosting, and support us with your ideas and commitment.