Sofia Stars

Platform/Release Engineering Team Lead

Sofia City, Bulgaria
GitOps ArgoCD Argo Rollouts Kubernetes Docker Helm GitLab CI Jenkins Python Grafana OpenTelemetry Microservices gRPC GraphQL Kafka AWS Vault
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Platform/Release Engineering Team Lead

Location: Sofia City, Bulgaria

Department: Back-end

Sofia Stars is a fast-growing global service provider that guides high-growth businesses to success. Our range of tailored solutions includes R&D, Customer Support, Sales, KYC, Risk, and Anti-Fraud services. We make every connection shine with fresh tech and cultural understanding.

✅ It's a 100% office-based position. 

We invite the Platform/Release Engineering Team Lead to join our team in Sofia City, Bulgaria.

We are looking for a leader to head our internal CI infrastructure team. Your primary goal is to build a seamless and efficient SDLC. We are currently transitioning to a GitOps model (ArgoCD, Argo Rollouts) and building robust tools for managing test environments. 

✅ Responsibilities:
✔️
Technical Leadership: Manage the team and define the strategic direction for the company-wide CI/CD infrastructure. 
✔️ GitOps Transformation: Drive the migration of service deployments to ArgoCD and Argo Rollouts (Canary, Blue-Green). 
✔️ Tooling Development: Build internal services and Proof of Concepts (PoCs) to optimize team workflows, including environment management, Quality Gates, and release automation. 
✔️ Security & Quality: Integrate static analysis tools (SAST/DAST) and automate code quality checks within our pipelines.
✔️ Optimization: Accelerate the build and distribution pipelines for mobile and web applications, ensuring overall infrastructure stability. 

✅ Requirements:
✔️
Experience: 5+ years in DevOps/Infrastructure/SRE/Release Engineering, coupled with proven team leadership or tech lead experience. 
✔️ Core Skills: Deep expertise in Kubernetes, Docker, and Helm. 
✔️ Argo Ecosystem: Hands-on experience with ArgoCD and Argo Rollouts. 
✔️ CI Tools: Practical, in-depth experience with GitLab CI and Jenkins. 
✔️ Development: Strong programming skills in Python (or TS/JS as an alternative) for building internal tooling and automation. 
✔️ Observability: Solid experience with Grafana and OpenTelemetry. 
✔️ Architecture: Understanding of microservices architecture, message brokers (RabbitMQ/Kafka/NATS), and network protocols (gRPC, GraphQL, WebSockets). 
✔️ Domain Knowledge: Familiarity with the specific nuances of building and delivering Mobile (iOS/Android) and Web applications. 

✅ Nice to have: 
✔️ Experience integrating AI tools into development and testing processes.
✔️ Familiarity with Service Catalogs (Backstage, Port.io, or similar equivalents). 
✔️ Proven track record of driving and implementing technological changes at a company-wide level. 
✔️ Hands-on experience with AWS and HashiCorp Vault. 
 
✅ Why Sofia Stars? 
🏖️ Up to 25 vacation days. 
🤒 6 Undocumented Sick Leave Days. 
💷 Monthly food vouchers (102 EUR). 
🏥 Private Medical Insurance. 
🏋🏼 Multisport Card. 
🎁 Birthday, Wedding and Newborn gifts. 
🍔 Breakfast, Friday lunches, fruits, and snacks in the office. 
🎭 Monthly company activities and team-building events. 
🚀 Career growth opportunities. 

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