Container Platform Team Lead
Istanbul / Maslak
Engineering, Technology & Product – Infrastructure /
Full-time /
Hybrid
About the Team
At Trendyol Tech, our mission is to create a positive impact in our ecosystem by enabling commerce through technology.
We solve complex problems with data, creativity, and agility — always driven by real outcomes. With a culture built on learning, collaboration, and ownership, we grow together while building what’s next.
Your Main Responsibilities
- Lead the design and development of a Kubernetes and Compute Platform for our private cloud infrastructure.
- Define and evolve the technical roadmap, setting a clear vision aligned with both platform needs and team capabilities.
- Take ownership of team growth and motivation by fostering a culture of continuous learning, psychological safety, and technical excellence.
- Identify organizational and technical gaps, and drive innovative, scalable solutions for internal platform challenges.
- Foster a high-trust, high-impact team culture focused on collaboration, psychological safety, and continuous learning.
- Oversee and improve engineering processes, including sprint planning, delivery, retrospectives, and stakeholder reporting.
- Actively follow emerging technologies and integrate relevant innovations to keep the platform and team ahead of the curve.
- Mentor engineers, provide regular feedback, and contribute to career development paths within the team.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with other teams to align goals, share knowledge, and ensure cohesive platform evolution.
Qualities We Are Looking For
- Experience of Kubernetes and its components
- Deep understanding of Linux and its distributions
- Hands-on experience with at least one programming language. Golang is preferable
- Understanding of core distributed systems concepts, such as fault-tolerance, consistency, and distributed rate-limiting
- Basic level of understanding networking principles
- Experience with Observability and Monitoring tools
- Experience working with private or public cloud technologies (Openstack,AliCloud,AWS,vCloud,Azure) is a big plus
- Experience with managing large numbers of diverse systems with configuration management and software delivery platforms (such as Terraform, Spinnaker, Puppet, Chef or Ansible) is a big plus.
- Technical English proficiency is a must
- Proven experience in technical leadership, with the ability to inspire, align, and grow engineering teams.
- Ability to set and communicate technical direction and priorities effectively.
- Ability to balance short-term execution with long-term platform and team growth
- Advocates for engineering excellence, process improvements, and a culture of ownership and accountability
- Drives regular retrospectives, goal-setting, and feedback loops to ensure continuous team improvement and alignment
Want to join us? Happy to receive your online application!
What We Offer
- Hybrid working model with flexibility: a schedule that helps you find the right balance between flexibility and team bonding, including work-from-abroad opportunities and a summer working model.
- Customisable FlexBenefits budget: Adjust your daily meal allowance, choose your health insurance package (and extend it to your spouse or children), and pick from additional benefits like fuel support or Trendyol shopping credits.
- Well-being support: Access to location-based in-house doctors, as well as psychologist and dietitian support, and HPV vaccination provision.
- Personalised training allowance and learning opportunities: Use your annual budget for any training or conference of your choice, explore our Learning Management System (LMS) anytime, and join in-person learning sessions offered throughout the year.
- Responsibility from day one: Take full ownership from the start in a culture where every voice is heard and valued.
- A diverse, international team: Collaborate with global peers across our offices in Berlin, Amsterdam, Dubai, and beyond, in a startup-spirited and collaborative environment.
- Opportunities to grow with the best: Tackle meaningful challenges, develop through hands-on experience, and grow with the support of expert guidance and global mentoring.
- Meaningful connections beyond tasks: Be part of team rituals, events, and social activities that help us stay connected and inspired.
Take the Next Step
If this role excites you, apply today, we look forward to taking the next step with you.
Want to get to know the team better first? Explore our Career Website, LinkedIn, or YouTube to learn more about #LifeatTrendyol and how we work.
