Teamlead Platform (all genders)

Your creative field:
We 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 us:
Your personality, paired with: 

Must-haves
• 1–3 years of team lead experience in a technical environment
• Several years of experience operating complex platform infrastructures
• Strong expertise in Proxmox
• Solid hands-on experience with Linux and Ansible
• Ability to manage multiple topics in parallel, set priorities, and bring structure to ongoing processes
• High level of ownership and decision-making capability, paired with a pragmatic and economically minded approach
• Very good command of English, written and spoken

Should-haves
• Experience with Ceph (or comparable distributed storage systems)
• Monitoring knowledge, e.g., Zabbix
• Scripting skills (e.g., Python)
• Experience in a hosting or datacenter environment

Nice-to-haves
• Experience in process optimization (e.g., ITIL)
• Background in scale-ups or fast-growing tech environments
• Understanding of cost optimization and capacity planning

Awesome Prospects:
At 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 ideas
• ongoing professional and personal development opportunities in an innovative and technological environment
• a comprehensive induction with your colleagues by your side
• modern and conveniently located workplaces at our European locations
• Remote or hybrid working opportunities with the same technical equipment at home as in the office
• flexible working hours for a healthy work-life balance
• 30-day vacation by default
• the possibility of worcation in our summer office in Mallorca, as well as from any EU country
• an extra day off to get involved in social activities as part of our Volunteer Day
• attractive conditions on many products and services through our corporate benefits program
• unforgettable moments at our company events and team events

How to reach us:
If you have any questions, you can reach out to Max by email at [email protected].