Job ID: MJ000292

Job Description

The Senior Cloud Platform Engineer role is the deepest technical authority on a major area of Traveloka's cloud platform; owning the reliability, architecture, and cost decisions that shape how the wider engineering organization builds and operates. As an independent contributor, you'll drive large-scale infrastructure programs end-to-end, from technical roadmap to execution, with minimal need for oversight. You'll partner closely with the Cloud Platform Engineering team and engineering leaders across the organization to raise the bar on reliability, automation, and operational excellence.

What You'll Do

• Define and drive roadmap to migrate from non-K8s-based infrastructure to K8s-based one across public cloud platforms (AWS, GCP or AliCloud).
• Maintain multi-tenant Kubernetes clusters across public cloud platforms and regions.
• Maintain cloud infrastructure using Terraform
• Build platform-grade automation and self-service tools to simplify application deployment, incorporating AI-assisted workflows where they genuinely accelerate delivery without compromising verification rigor.
• Own technical decisions (e.g. reliability, scalability, security, and cost efficiency) for a major platform domain, and drive continuous improvement in IaC, observability and cost efficiency
• Lead the most severe, cross-cutting incident responses as senior technical commander, and own systemic fixes through to completion.
• Identify systemic weaknesses across the platform (e.g. architectural, operational, or cost-related) and lead the cross-functional programs that fix them for good.
• Communicate technical trade-offs and risk clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders to support fast, informed decisions.

What You'll Bring

Core Capabilities

• 8+ years in Cloud Engineering, with at least 5 years deeply focused on production Kubernetes.
• 3+ years in team management.
• Mastery of Helm, CNI plugins (Cilium/Calico), Service Meshes (Istio), and K8s Operator development.
• Deep knowledge and hands-on expertise of cloud-native services (e.g., AWS EKS, AliCloud ACK, etc.) and multi-region deployment.
• Strong grounding in distributed systems failure modes, capacity planning, and operational architecture.
• Strong scripting and automation skills in Go or Python.
• Extensive Terraform/IaC experience, with a track record of setting standards other teams operate by.
• Practical experience applying AI-assisted tooling to engineering workflows (e.g., automation, triage, incident response), with the judgment to know where it accelerates work versus where it introduces risk.
• Proven ability to lead major incident responses for high-traffic, consumer-facing systems.
• The ability to mentor and raise the technical bar for junior and mid-level engineers through design reviews, pairing, and post-mortem write-ups.
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English; able to defend technical and cost trade-offs with data.
• Comfortable operating independently, with minimal supervision, across distributed teams.

What Makes You Stand Out

• You've architected and implemented a migration to K8s based infrastructure serving an internet scale of traffic.
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) is highly desirable
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• Active involvement in Cloud/K8s/DevOps communities, conferences, or open-source contributions.