Infrastructure Engineer

Location: Zürich, Switzerland (On-site) Employment: Full-time Seniority: Mid-Senior Level Core stack: AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD, Python, Go Visa: The role is on-site in Zurich, Switzerland. The company offers full visa and relocation support for the right candidate. Ideal candidate We need a mid-senior engineer (4+ years) with a strong track record of building cloud infrastructure from the ground up in a startup environment. The non-negotiables are deep experience with a major cloud (AWS/GCP), production-level Kubernetes (including edge distributions like K3s), and Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform). They must have solid networking and security fundamentals (VPN, TLS, PKI) and be proficient in a systems language like Python or Go. This is a hands-on builder role requiring end-to-end ownership, not just maintenance. Required Experience at robotics, defense, or security startups (e.g., Neuraprism, Helsing, Quantum Systems, Arc Robotics).Proven experience deploying and managing software on edge devices or physical hardware (e.g., OTA updates for IoT/robot fleets).Profiles showing a mix of cloud infrastructure and on-prem/hardened system experience.Candidates sourced from the UK, Berlin, Munich, or Poland.Authored or significantly contributed to internal developer platforms or tools that improved team velocity.High ownership and autonomy; thrives without micromanagement. Dealbreakers Profiles indicating high ego or a preference for highly structured, large-scale corporate environments.Experience limited to maintaining existing infrastructure without evidence of building systems from scratch.Purely SaaS/web-scale cloud experience with no exposure to edge, IoT, or hardware deployments.Candidates unwilling to work on-site in Zurich (this is the strong default).CVs that focus heavily on certifications over hands-on project delivery.