Staff Engineer (Core & MLOps)

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Staff Engineer (Core & MLOps) based in Germany. This role offers the opportunity to shape foundational infrastructure powering large-scale web data products and distributed engineering teams. You’ll own the architecture of core control and context planes that enable services and AI-driven workflows to operate reliably and efficiently. Working across Kubernetes, Kafka, Java, Python, gRPC, and multi-cloud infrastructure, you’ll tackle complex distributed systems challenges at production scale. You’ll establish engineering standards, reliability practices, and service contracts that influence multiple product squads. The role combines hands-on architecture with technical leadership, mentoring, and cross-functional alignment. In a globally distributed, remote-first environment, you’ll have significant autonomy to solve challenging infrastructure problems and influence long-term platform strategy.