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Senior Software Developer – Platform & Infrastructure Engineering (all genders)

Contabo

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Your creative field We are looking for two full-time, permanent Senior Software Developer – Platform & Infrastructure Engineering (all genders) to start as soon as possible . We live remote-first within Germany , but you have the freedom to choose whether you want to work hybrid or completely on-site due to your proximity to one of our locations. You’ll become an integral part of a new team which is going to be responsible for the creation and maintenance of Contabo's new product line. You’ll be part of a new team in a green field scenario making design, code and infrastructure decisions based on our product strategy and time-to-market. We’re looking for brave, pragmatic risk takers who find a balance between speed and perfectionism, who participate in on-call but also proactively work with the team on improving the redundancy of our systems. Your main focus is going to creating the business logic side of our new product line, which means authentication, exposing infrastructure primatives such as virtual servers, storage, networking but also accounts, project, feature flags and everything else that comes with it. As the core team, you’ll be exposing our new product not just to our customers but other internal team who will be able to build on-top of our primatives to create more value on top like managed services. What convinces us Your personality, paired with: Backend & API Engineering Production experience with at least one modern backend language (Go, Python, Java, or Rust) Experience designing and building APIs as a stable interface for infrastructure consumption Infrastructure Proven expierence with IaaS provisioning stacks: OpenStack (Nova/Ironic/Octavia), KubeVirt/QEMU/libvirt, Ceph, LVM Kubernetes or comparable orchestration in production Virtualization platforms (KVM/OpenStack or similar) Infrastructure-as-code (Terraform/Ansible) Large-scale infrastructure operations Mindset & Ways of Working Solution-agnostic: evaluates build-vs-buy without defaulting to a specific stack Ownership that spans backend and infrastructure, not one or the other Comfortable with on-call and production incident response Plus: 10+ years combined experience, English fluent, German nice to have We know that you may not currently meet all the requirements. But if you come to us with the right amount of commitment and enthusiasm, we can take off together and make a big difference. Awesome Prospects At Contabo, we are constantly evolving. Our growth creates space for new ideas, ownership, and real impact for people who want to make a difference. What defines us is trust, direct communication, and an open feedback culture. We believe the best solutions are built together and that everyone has the opportunity to contribute, grow, and leave their own footprint. Additionally, we offer: Work the way that fits your life – Remote or hybrid with flexible hours for a healthy work-life balance and the same technical equipment at home as in the office Experience real freedom – Workation across the EU and in our summer office in Mallorca Stay active and healthy – Access to EGYM Wellpass and thousands of fitness and wellness facilities Enjoy exclusive perks – Attractive discounts on many products and services through our corporate benefits program Recharge your energy – 30 days of vacation plus additional days off on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve Give back – An extra day off to get involved in social activities through our Volunteer Day Make an impact – Take ownership and bring your ideas to life with real creative freedom Keep growing – Individual professional and personal development opportunities in an innovative tech environment Feel comfortable where you work – Modern, conveniently located offices across our European locations Be part of a diverse team – Work in an international environment shaped by diversity Create lasting memories – Company events and team activities you won’t forget How to reach us If you have any questions, you can reach out to Alina by phone +49 89 2441067714 . Find more English Speaking Jobs in Germany on Arbeitnow

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