Backend / Platform Engineer (m/f/d)

Schwape GmbH; Potsdam; Hybrid; Vertraulich; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A tech venture builder in Potsdam is seeking a Backend / Platform Engineer to automate testing and deployments via CI/CD tools like GitHub Actions. The role requires strong Docker expertise and involves optimizing performance and implementing infrastructure-as-code. The ideal candidate will work in a collaborative environment with flat hierarchies and benefit from flexible arrangements and a competitive salary.

Leistungen

Competitive salary

30 vacation days

Flexible work arrangements

Collaborative culture

Qualifikationen

• Strong understanding of OOP and SOLID principles.
• Experience with CI/CD tools, particularly GitHub Actions.
• Production-level Docker and Compose expertise required.

Aufgaben

• Automate testing, builds, and deployments.
• Improve Docker Compose setups, evaluate ECS/Fargate/Kubernetes.
• Optimize application performance and implement infrastructure-as-code.

Kenntnisse

OOP understanding

RESTful APIs expertise

CI/CD tools experience

Docker expertise

Performance optimization

Monitoring experience

Growth mindset

Tools

GitHub Actions

Docker Compose

Terraform

Grafana

Prometheus

PostgreSQL

Redis

Jobbeschreibung

SCHWAPe transforms hidden innovation potential into scalable tech ventures. As a venture builder, we partner with medium-sized companies to build the next tech leaders. Join our fast-moving, thoughtful, and strategically scaling team as a Backend / Platform Engineer (m/f/d) in Potsdam.

Tasks

• Automate testing, builds, and deployments via GitHub Actions or similar
• Improve Docker Compose setups and evaluate ECS/Fargate/Kubernetes
• Implement infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Pulumi)
• Set up monitoring, logging, and alerting (Grafana, Prometheus, Sentry)
• Optimize Gunicorn, Celery workers, PostgreSQL, Redis
• Implement rate limiting, API security, secret and access management

Requirements

• Strong understanding of OOP, RESTful APIs, SOLID principles
• Experience with CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins)
• Production-level Docker & Compose expertise
• Familiarity with Flask APIs, RabbitMQ, Redis, PostgreSQL
• Performance optimization for Flask (Gunicorn, async, Celery)
• Awareness of Firebase Auth or other third-party authentication systems
• Monitoring experience (Grafana, Prometheus, Sentry)
• Growth mindset & eagerness to explore new technologies

Nice to have

• AWS (Lightsail, S3, ECS) or Google Cloud experience
• Infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Pulumi)
• Automated API testing (pytest, Swagger)
• Multi-tenant application architecture knowledge
• DevOps & backend engineering bridge experience

Benefits

• Key role in a fast-paced venture environment
• Collaborative culture with flat hierarchies and autonomy
• Modern infrastructure and tooling
• Flexible work arrangements & remote options (Hybrid)
• Competitive salary & 30 vacation days (full-time)

Ready to build the backbone of future tech leaders? Apply now, we look forward to hearing from you!