Senior Backend & Cloud Engineer - Hybrid, Flexible Hours

Camptocamp; Vaud; Hybrid; CHF 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Modern work environment

Culture of openness

Close-knit teams

Home office allowance

Flexible working hours

Language lessons

Team events

Job summary

Camptocamp, a Swiss open-source focused service company, seeks a Senior Backend & Cloud Engineer to blend software architecture with cloud infrastructure excellence. You will design high-performance backends and drive IaC and GitOps on AWS and Kubernetes, collaborating across DevOps teams.

Expect 5+ years in backend roles, strong Python/Go, and expertise in AWS, Terraform/OpenTofu, and CI/CD. 50% home office in a hybrid model with Swiss offices.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical qualification.
• Minimum 5 years in Backend engineering with a strong Cloud & Infra component.
• Proficiency in Python/FastAPI or Go, microservices, REST/gRPC, and databases.
• Strong AWS knowledge and Kubernetes expertise.
• IaC & GitOps with Terraform/OpenTofu, ArgoCD or Flux.
• DevOps mindset with CI/CD and observability tooling.
• Fluent in French and English; German essential for Swiss-German collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable REST/gRPC APIs and microservices.
• Model data and optimize PostgreSQL; ensure data quality and performance.
• Automate Cloud infrastructure end-to-end using IaC (Terraform/OpenTofu).
• Manage Kubernetes deployments (EKS) and implement GitOps pipelines.
• Own CI/CD pipelines and observability stacks, ensuring reliability.

Skills

Backend Engineering

Cloud & Infra

DevOps

REST/gRPC

CI/CD

Testing

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform/OpenTofu

ArgoCD/Flux

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

PostgreSQL

Prometheus/Grafana/OpenTelemetry

Job description

Camptocamp, a Swiss open-source focused service company, seeks a Senior Backend & Cloud Engineer to blend software architecture with cloud infrastructure excellence. You will design high-performance backends and drive IaC and GitOps on AWS and Kubernetes, collaborating across DevOps teams.

Expect 5+ years in backend roles, strong Python/Go, and expertise in AWS, Terraform/OpenTofu, and CI/CD. 50% home office in a hybrid model with Swiss offices.