(Senior) Backend / Platform Engineer (Go) (m/f/d)

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Drive the ongoing development of the KINEXON Runtime Platform, with a strong focus on backend services and platform reliability
• Design, implement, and maintain Go-based backend services and REST APIs, primarily in a microservices architecture
• Build and maintain internal tooling and automation in Go to improve developer workflows and platform operations
• Actively contribute to the design, operation, and evolution of our container-native infrastructure (Kubernetes-based)
• Collaborate on CI/CD pipelines (GitLab), including build infrastructure, runner fleets, and deployment strategies
• Support and partially own the Kubernetes platform: deployments, scaling, debugging, networking, and security concepts
• Operate and improve our observability stack (Prometheus, Grafana, VictoriaMetrics, Sentry): dashboards, alerting, and incident response
• Work with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, optionally Ansible) to provision and manage cloud resources (AWS or Hetzner)
• Participate in architecture discussions, design reviews, and planning for future backend and platform changes
• Review code changes, ensure high code quality, and mentor other engineers where appropriate
• Document architectural decisions and present new features or infrastructure improvements to internal stakeholders

YOUR PROFILE

• 5+ years of professional experience as a Backend, Platform, or DevOps Engineer
• Strong backend engineering background with Go/Golang, including distributed systems
• Solid hands-on experience with Kubernetes in production (deploying, debugging, operating containerized workloads)
• Good understanding of container-native ecosystems (Docker, Kubernetes, CNCF projects, OCI artifacts, SBOMs)
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and build infrastructure, ideally GitLab
• Practical knowledge of Infrastructure as Code, especially Terraform