Technical Lead, Cloud

About the role

We are looking for a Technical Lead, Cloud to own the technical execution of our new cloud product. This is a small, high-autonomy team with minimal hierarchy. You are the person who translates vision into architecture, infrastructure and shipped product. You will work directly alongside Aiven's VP Strategy, who owns the strategic direction and business outcomes. Together, you form the leadership pair that makes this thing real.

Responsibilities

• Technical Architecture & Decision-Making
• Own the end-to-end technical architecture for a new cloud product built from the ground up
• Make the critical build, buy and partner decisions across every layer of the stack, aligning trade-offs with VP Strategy for bets that carry strategic or financial weight
• Design for the future from day one: the architecture must support a bold long-term vision that you are expected to shape and contribute to
• Execution & Delivery
• Build a high-performance, no-ego team of exceptional engineers and product builders
• Lead the engineering team (backend, frontend, design, architecture) with a relentless bias for shipping while contributing code yourself
• Own the roadmap and delivery milestones
• Operate with disciplined scoping and ruthless prioritisation: launch with what matters, proxy what can wait, and never let perfection block progress
• Work with existing Aiven teams to ensure no misalignment emerges over shared architecture
• Infrastructure & Operations
• Build abstraction layers that deliver a first-class cloud experience to developers and agents, regardless of the underlying infrastructure
• Ensure the platform meets rigorous security, compliance and certification requirements from day one
• Plan for infrastructure evolution as the product scales
• Cross-functional Partnership
• Partner with go-to-market, policy and design leads to ensure the product narrative is technically credible and market-ready
• Engage directly with early design-partner customers to validate requirements and iterate on the MVP

Requirements

• You thrive in ambiguity and move fast without waiting for permission. You are a high-energy individual with proven evidence of high-agency problem solving.
• Amazing! What's next:
• If you think Aiven is the place for you and that our Values align with yours, send us your resume and we'll get in touch!
• Global Benefits:
• Our global benefits are designed to help you thrive and grow, personally and professionally:
• Participate in Aiven's equity plan.
• Balance work and life with our hybrid work policy.
• Choose the equipment you need to set yourself up for success.
• Use your Professional Development Plan budget for learning opportunities.
• Receive holistic wellbeing support through our global Employee Assistance Program.
• Inquire about our Global Time Off Commitment (Parental and Sick Leave, as well as Personal Time)
• Enjoy country-specific benefits for our global cast.
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• Equal Opportunities:

Benefits

Additional Information

At Aiven, our vision is to help developers and builders bring their ideas to life with speed and simplicity by providing a data platform that makes open-source infrastructure easily accessible to everyone. We are now embarking on one of our most ambitious strategic bets to ensure open source thrives on European infrastructure.

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