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WHO ARE WE Cognism is the leading provider of European B2B data and sales intelligence. Ambitious businesses of every size use our platform to discover, connect, and engage with qualified decision-makers faster and close more deals. Headquartered in London with global offices, Cognism’s contact data and contextual signals are trusted by thousands of revenue teams to eliminate the guesswork from prospecting. About Cognism Cognism is Europe's leading B2B Sales Intelligence platform, helping thousands of revenue teams make better commercial decisions through trusted, compliant and high-quality data. As part of our engineering transformation, we are building a strategic Warsaw Engineering Hub that will become one of Cognism's two primary technology centres. About the Role As a Senior Platform Engineer / SRE, you will build and operate the cloud platform that enables Cognism engineering teams to deliver software safely, reliably and at scale. You will work at the intersection of cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, developer experience, automation and operational excellence. This is a hands-on engineering role where reliability is treated as a product and automation is the default approach. What You'll Do Design, build and continuously improve Cognism's cloud platform running on AWS. Develop Infrastructure as Code using modern automation practices. Build and maintain Kubernetes platforms supporting engineering teams globally. Improve deployment pipelines, CI/CD workflows and developer productivity. Drive observability through monitoring, logging, alerting and distributed tracing. Participate in incident response, root cause analysis and reliability improvements. Partner with Engineering, Security and Architecture teams to improve platform resilience. Identify opportunities for cloud optimisation and FinOps improvements. Promote AI-assisted engineering practices for infrastructure and operations. Technology Environment AWS (EC2, EKS, IAM, VPC, RDS, S3 and supporting services) Kubernetes and Docker Terraform / Infrastructure as Code GitHub Actions or equivalent CI/CD tooling Observability platforms (Grafana, Prometheus, CloudWatch, OpenTelemetry) Linux and networking fundamentals What Success Looks Like Engineering teams deploy software faster with greater confidence. Platform reliability and availability continue to improve. Operational toil is reduced through automation. Cloud costs are optimised without compromising reliability. Platform standards are adopted consistently across engineering teams. Required Experience 5+ years in Platform Engineering, SRE or DevOps. Hands-on AWS experience in production environments. Strong Kubernetes administration and troubleshooting skills. Experience building CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation. Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or equivalent. Experience operating production systems with high availability requirements. Strong scripting or programming skills (Python, Go, Bash or similar). Excellent communication skills and fluent English. Nice to Have Kafka or distributed event streaming platforms. Service Mesh technologies. FinOps experience. Security hardening of cloud platforms. Experience with AI-powered engineering tools such as Claude Code, Cursor or GitHub Copilot. WHY COGNISM At Cognism, we’re not just building a company - we’re building an inclusive community of brilliant, diverse people who support, challenge, and inspire each other every day . If you’re looking for a place where your work truly makes an impact , you’re in the right spot! Our values aren’t just words on a page—they guide how we work, how we treat each other, and how we grow together. They shape our culture, drive our success, and ensure that everyone feels valued, heard, and empowered to do their best work. Here’s what we stand for: 🤝 We Own the Outcome Together. 🤓 We Deeply Understand our Customers. 🏆 We Celebrate Impact Wherever It Comes From. At Cognism, we are committed to fostering an inclusive, diverse, and supportive workplace. We welcome applications from individuals typically underrepresented in tech, so if this role excites you but you’re unsure if you meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply!
Here's how to pick the right one and stand out in your application.
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That number is real. WorkMundi's database shows 144,883 open engineer roles across the world. India has the most with 31,687 jobs, followed by the United States with 30,084. If you just finished reading one job ad and felt paralyzed by choice, you're not alone—but this scale is actually an advantage. It means you can afford to be selective.
Start by geography and language. The majority of engineer ads—117,837 of them—have the job posting text written in English. Use that as one filter, but remember: the ad text language tells you nothing about whether the role actually requires you to speak English day-to-day. Read the job description carefully. Then check which countries have the volume you're targeting. Singapore, Poland, and Australia round out the top five after India and the US.
Next, learn who's hiring. Accenture has posted 2,801 engineer roles. andurilindustries, speechify, and jobgether are also actively recruiting. If you're applying to one of these names, research their hiring patterns and interview style before you apply. That homework pays off.
When you interview, expect the question every engineer hears: 'Tell me about a time you had to debug a problem that wasn't in your job description.' Have a specific story ready—not a general one. Name the tools, the deadline pressure, and what you learned. Hiring managers listen for whether you see problem-solving as part of the role itself, not a favour.