Platform Engineer - Kubernetes

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Platform Products – Platform Engineering /

Hybrid

We build and operate a multi-tenant Kubernetes platform that enables engineering teams across the company to deploy and run workloads at scale.

What you'll do

Work with a team of highly experienced engineers to design, build, and operate a multi-tenant Kubernetes platform

Drive the architecture and evolution of secure, isolated, and scalable multi-tenant Kubernetes environments, ensuring strong workload separation and resource governance

Contribute to cluster architecture, tenant isolation, and platform reliability improvements

Build and maintain scalable and highly available infrastructure on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

Improve platform observability using OpenTelemetry (logs/traces) and VictoriaMetrics (metrics)

Implement and evolve networking solutions using Gateway API and Istio Ambient Mesh

Enforce platform security and governance using Kyverno policies

Work with GitOps-based deployment workflows using Flux, ensuring declarative, version-controlled platform and workload management

Work closely with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform

Participate in on-call rotations and operational excellence initiatives

Build iteratively in an agile environment

What You’ll Need

1–4 years of software engineering experience

Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes (multi-tenant environments preferred)

Good understanding of cloud-native infrastructure and distributed systems

Experience with observability, networking, or platform engineering concepts

Strong fundamentals in software engineering and system design

Ability to communicate effectively in English

Nice to Have

Experience with Go or TypeScript

Interest in building AI agents or automation tooling for platform operations

Passion for large-scale distributed systems and platform engineering

What we offer

A competitive compensation package, of course.

Time and resources to grow and develop, including a personal development budget and paid leave for learning days, as well as paid access to e-learning resources such as O’Reilly and LinkedIn Learning.

Time to support life outside of work, with enhanced parental leave plus paid leave to care for loved ones and volunteer in local communities.

Work flexibility, where TomTom’ers, in agreement with their manager and team, use both the office and home to focus, collaborate, learn and socialize. It’s all about getting the best out of both worlds – we ask TomTom’ers to come to the office two days a week, and the remaining three are free to be worked in either location.

Improve your home office with a setup budget and get extra support with a monthly allowance.

Enjoy options to work from your home country and abroad for a set number of days each year, to visit family and friends, or to simply explore the world we’re mapping.

Take the holidays you want with a competitive holiday plan, plus an extra day off to celebrate your birthday.

Join annual events like our Hackathon and DevDays to bring your ideas to life with talented teammates from around the world.

Become a part of our inclusive global culture and have the chance to collaborate with a diverse community – we have over 80 nationalities at TomTom!

Find out more about our global benefits and enjoy additional local benefits tailored to your location.

Meet your team

We’re the Kubernetes as a Platform (KaaP) team within Platform Engineering. We build and run a secure, scalable Kubernetes platform on Azure that supports teams across TomTom.

Our role is to make it easy for engineers to run their applications reliably. We provide a self-service platform with strong isolation, observability and governance, so teams can focus on building products, not managing infrastructure.Joining our team, you’ll work on the foundation that powers how engineering teams build, deploy and scale software across TomTom.

At TomTom...

You’ll help people find their way in the world. In 2004, TomTom revolutionized how the world moves with the introduction of the first portable navigation device. Now, we intend to do it again by engineering the first-ever real-time map, the smartest and most useful map on the planet.

Work with a team of 3,300+ unique, curious and passionate problem-solvers. Together, we’ll open up a world of possibilities for car manufacturers, enterprises and developers to help people understand and get closer to the world around them.

After you apply

Our recruitment team will work hard to give you a meaningful experience throughout your journey with us, no matter the outcome. Your application will be screened closely and you can rest assured that all follow-up actions will be thorough, from assessments and interviews all the way through onboarding. To find out more about our application process, check out our hiring FAQs.

TomTom is an equal opportunity employer

TomTom is where you can find your place in the world. Every day we welcome, nurture and celebrate differences. Why? Because your uniqueness is what makes you, you. No matter your culture or background, you’ll find your impact at TomTom. Research also shows that sometimes women and underrepresented communities can be hesitant to apply for positions unless they believe they meet 100% of the criteria. If you can relate to this, please know that we’d love to hear from you.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

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