--- title: 'Platform Engineer at Cognism' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/platform-engineer-cognism-warsaw-6wzccedt9q6b' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-11-01' --- # Platform Engineer at Cognism - **Company:** Cognism - **Location:** Warsaw, Poland - **Posted:** 2026-10-29 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-01 - **Apply:** https://www.cognism.com/jobs?gh_jid=5011212101 ## Job description ## WHO ARE WE Cognism is the leading provider of European B2B data and sales intelligence. Ambitious businesses of every size use our platform to discover, connect, and engage with qualified decision-makers faster and close more deals. Headquartered in London with global offices, Cognism’s contact data and contextual signals are trusted by thousands of revenue teams to eliminate the guesswork from prospecting. ## OUR WORK MODEL Hybrid: This is a hybrid role, requiring you to work from our Warsaw office 2 days per week, with flexibility to work remotely on other days. ## YOUR ROLE As a Platform Engineer at Cognism, you will design, build, and maintain the infrastructure that powers our high-scale development and deployment environment. Working as part of a small but mighty Platform team, your expertise will be instrumental in driving performance, scalability, and developer efficiency across the business. ## YOUR CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES - Design Resilient Systems – Architect and maintain secure, scalable, and observable infrastructure to support Cognism’s growing platform needs. - Streamline Deployments – Build and manage infrastructure-as-code to enable fast, standardized, and reliable deployments across teams. - Advance CI/CD Pipelines – Evolve and maintain CI/CD systems that minimize downtime and maximize deployment speed and consistency. - Boost Developer Experience – Create tooling and automation to reduce friction in development workflows and accelerate delivery. - Foster Collaboration – Work cross-functionally with Security, Data, ML, and Product teams to ensure infrastructure aligns with both technical and business goals. - Lead Incident Readiness – Own systems post-deployment, driving observability, failover planning, and incident response. - Drive Continuous Improvement – Participate in architecture discussions, retrospectives, and planning to improve infrastructure processes and resilience. - Champion Documentation – Create and maintain documentation and post-incident reviews to support shared learning and onboarding. ## OUR EXPECTATIONS - Cloud Expertise – 3+ years experience managing production systems on AWS (experience with Azure and AliCloud a bonus). - Container Orchestration – 2+ years using Kubernetes in production environments. - Infrastructure as Code – 3+ years experience with Terraform and GitOps workflows. - Observability First – Proficient with Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, Coralogix, Loki, or similar tools. - System-Level Thinking – Analytical mindset with the ability to consider the whole system, not just the task at hand. - Automation & Scripting – Solid command of Linux and scripting languages (Python, Bash, etc.). - CI/CD Familiarity – Experience with Github Actions, ArgoCD, or similar tools. - Strong Communicator – Excellent collaboration skills with an ability to explain technical concepts clearly. - Certifications Welcome – AWS, Kubernetes, or Terraform certifications are a plus, but not required. - Proficiency in coding with Python or Golang ## OUR TECH STACK - Cloud Providers – AWS, Azure, AliCloud, plus various SaaS platforms - Orchestration – ECS, EKS (Kubernetes) - Serverless – Step Functions, EMR, Lambdas, API Gateway - CI/CD – GitHub Actions, FluxCD, ArgoCD, Terraform - Databases – A mix of SQL and NoSQL technologies - Cloud Services – VPC, EC2, ELB, S3 (and equivalents across clouds) - Observability – Prometheus, Loki, OTEL, Coralogix, Thanos ## WHY COGNISM At Cognism, we’re not just building a company - we’re building an inclusive community of brilliant, diverse people who support, challenge, and inspire each other every day. If you’re looking for a place where your work truly makes an impact, you’re in the right spot! Our values aren’t just words on a page—they guide how we work, how we treat each other, and how we grow together. They shape our culture, drive our success, and ensure that everyone feels valued, heard, and empowered to do their best work. Here’s what we stand for: 🤝 We Own the Outcome Together. 🤓 We Deeply Understand our Customers. 🏆 We Celebrate Impact Wherever It Comes From. At Cognism, we are committed to fostering an inclusive, diverse, and supportive workplace. We welcome applications from individuals typically underrepresented in tech, so if this role excites you but you’re unsure if you meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply! ## About Cognism ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Cognism provides premium B2B sales intelligence and data solutions for revenue teams, with a strong focus on European markets and compliance. - **Entity Type**: Private, venture-backed (total funding $131.5M) - **Headquarters**: London, United Kingdom - **Founded**: 2015 - **Founders**: Not publicly disclosed ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Sales Intelligence / B2B Data - **Target customers**: Enterprise and mid-market sales, marketing, and revenue operations teams (B2B, especially those prospecting into EMEA) - **Mission or purpose**: “Making data more usable” – helping teams become fluent in their data so they can find the right people, move faster, and grow without guesswork. ## Products & Services - **Sales Intelligence**: Contact and company data with phone-verified mobiles, decision-maker coverage, and actionable signals (intent, hiring, funding). - **Data-as-a-Service (DaaS)**: Real-time access to verified B2B data via API or batch delivery, powered by a proprietary data fusion engine that combines news, registries, and third-party sources. - **Data Enrichment**: Fill gaps in CRM/marketing databases, prioritise ICP segments, and keep records accurate with continuous refresh (30-day cycle for director+ data). - **CRM Enrichment**: Automatically enrich inbound leads so records are complete and routable from the moment they enter the CRM. - **Compliance Layer**: GDPR and CCPA compliant data sourcing, strong Do-Not-Call coverage, ISO 27001 and SOC2 framework alignment. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed - **Key Metric**: Annual revenue of ~GBP 32.9M (LinkedIn estimate); total funding of $131.5M across 10 rounds - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not listed in available sources - **Growth Signals**: Trusted by 4,000+ revenue teams worldwide; operates in 20 countries; offices in London, Boston, Paris, Cologne, Skopje, and Zadar. Note: LinkedIn reports a 17% year-over-year headcount decline (372 employees, -93 people), which may reflect restructuring or strategic shifts. ## Competitive Advantages - **Compliance-first posture**: Built-in GDPR/CCPA compliance and extensive European Do-Not-Call coverage – a key differentiator for teams selling into EMEA. - **Phone-verified data**: Additional verification layers on mobile numbers result in up to 3x higher connect rates. - **European expertise**: Deep understanding of complex European markets, regulations, and local context. - **Data refresh cadence**: Decision-maker data refreshed every 30 days, ensuring high accuracy. - **Proprietary AI-driven data fusion**: Stitches hundreds of data points per company and filters through verification layers. ## Strategic Focus - Raising the standard for B2B data quality and compliance. - Expanding platform capabilities (signals, enrichment, API) to cover the full data lifecycle. - Scaling internationally while maintaining a “data fluency” approach – precision over volume. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Values include “deeply understand our customers,” “own the outcome together,” and “celebrate impact wherever it comes from.” Emphasis on trust, ownership, and collaboration. - **Global team**: Employees across 20 countries with offices in London, Boston, Paris, Cologne, Skopje, and Zadar. Likely hybrid/office-based depending on location. - **Diversity**: Careers page highlights that a significant portion of the revenue org and overall workforce are women (exact percentages not provided). - **Growth**: Opportunity to work on a product that powers modern revenue teams; fast-paced environment with real impact. - **Recruitment note**: Cognism warns of recruitment scams – they only hire for roles in official office locations and never ask for payment. ## Sources 1. [cognism.com/about-us](https://www.cognism.com/about-us) 2. [cognism.com](https://www.cognism.com/) 3. [cognism.com/careers](https://www.cognism.com/careers) 4. [linkedin.com/company/cognism](https://www.linkedin.com/company/cognism) 5. 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