(Senior) DevOps Engineer (all genders)

Holidu GmbH; München; On-site; EUR 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel benefits

Gym discounts

Other perks

Job summary

Holidu is seeking an experienced DevOps/Cloud Engineer to help scale our infrastructure. You will manage AWS services, Kubernetes clusters, and CI/CD pipelines while improving monitoring and cost efficiency. A strong hands-on approach and collaboration across teams are essential.

The role emphasizes IaC with Terraform/Pulumi, container orchestration, and automation using Python/Go. Hybrid work model offers 50% in-office collaboration and global team interaction.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in a DevOps, SRE, or cloud engineering role with hands-on production experience.
• Solid working experience with AWS services (EC2, EKS, S3, RDS, Lambda) and cloud infrastructure management.
• Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes in production environments — deploying, scaling, and troubleshooting containerized workloads.
• Experience with at least one Infrastructure as Code tool (Terraform, Pulumi, or AWS CDK).
• Experience maintaining and improving CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or ArgoCD.
• Proficiency in scripting with Python, Bash, or Go for operational automation.
• Working knowledge of monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or similar platforms.
• Familiarity with logging and log aggregation systems (Elastic Stack, OpenTelemetry, or similar).
• Solid understanding of Linux administration, networking fundamentals, and system security basics.
• Strong communication skills and cross-team collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain infrastructure definitions using Terraform, Pulumi, or similar tools.
• Manage and monitor AWS services, ensuring performance and availability.
• Maintain and troubleshoot Kubernetes clusters — deployments, configurations, scaling, incident resolution.
• Maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines across Jenkins, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, and ArgoRollouts.
• Extend monitoring stack, build dashboards, configure alerts, improve observability.

Skills

Cloud AWS

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Scripting Python Bash Go

Infrastructure as Code

Monitoring Grafana Prometheus

Linux Networking Security

Collaboration cross-functional

Tools

Terraform

Pulumi

AWS CDK

Jenkins

ArgoCD

Job description

Holidu is one of the world’s fastest-growing vacation rental technology companies. Our mission is to make booking and hosting holiday homes free of doubt and full of joy, by helping hosts generate more bookings with less work and helping guests find a holiday home they truly enjoy. Our team of 700 colleagues from 60+ nations shares a passion for tech, an ambition for constant improvement, and a relentless drive to bring the best experience to more than 40k vacation rental hosts and 4 million annual guests.

Your future team

The DevOps team at Holidu is a central team across the entire tech organization, responsible for creating and maintaining the infrastructure that powers all of our products and services. Our team is a group of professionals who are passionate about automating processes, implementing modern DevOps toolsets, enhancing system reliability, and optimising workflows.

In this role, you will contribute to the continuous improvement of our DevOps processes, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and apply best practices for scalable, reliable, and secure systems. The ideal candidate has a solid technical foundation, a strong hands-on approach, and the ability to deliver results with minimal supervision.

Our Tech Stack

• Cloud: AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, EKS, Elasticache, Lambda)
• Container Orchestration:Kubernetes with Helm
• Infrastructure as Code:Terraform + Terragrunt, [Pulumi/ CDK](Optional)
• Monitoring & Observability:Prometheus, Grafana, Elastic Stack, OpenTelemetry
• CI/CD:Jenkins, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, ArgoRollouts
• Scripting:Python, Go, Bash
• Version Control: GitHub
• Collaboration:Jira (Agile)
• Automation: N8N, AI-assisted tooling (Agentic ADK)

Your role in this journey

Infrastructure as Code: Implement and maintain infrastructure definitions using Terraform, Pulumi, or similar tools. Ensure IaC standards are followed and contribute improvements to existing modules and patterns.

Cloud Operations:Manage and monitor AWS services, ensuring system performance, availability, and adherence to best practices. Troubleshoot production issues and participate in capacity planning.

Kubernetes & Containers:Maintain and troubleshoot Kubernetes clusters — deploying workloads, managing configurations, scaling services, and resolving incidents to support high-availability applications. Experience in upgrading EKS is a plus.

CI/CD Pipelines:Maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines to ensure smooth, automated software delivery. Identify bottlenecks and implement enhancements across Jenkins, GitHub Actions, ArgoRollouts and ArgoCD.

Monitoring & Alerting:Maintain and extend our monitoring stack (Prometheus, Grafana). Build dashboards, configure alerts, and improve observability to ensure comprehensive visibility into system health and performance.

Cost Awareness:Participate in cost reviews, identify wasteful resource usage, and implement cost-saving measures in collaboration with senior engineers and product teams.

Automation & Scripting:Write and maintain scripts (Python, Bash, or Go) to automate operational tasks and improve workflows. Leverage AI-powered automation tools like N8N to reduce manual intervention where applicable.

Collaboration: Work effectively with development, security, and operations teams to support smooth deployments, share knowledge, and align on operational standards.

Your backpack is filled with

Required

• 4+ years of experiencein a DevOps, SRE, or cloud engineering role with hands-on production experience.
• Solid working experience withAWS services(EC2, EKS, S3, RDS, Lambda) and cloud infrastructure management.
• Hands-on experience withDocker and Kubernetesin production environments — deploying, scaling, and troubleshooting containerized workloads.
• Practical experience with at least oneInfrastructure as Codetool (Terraform, Pulumi, or AWS CDK).
• Experience maintaining and improvingCI/CD pipelinesusing tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or ArgoCD.
• Proficiency inscriptingwith Python, Bash, or Go for operational automation.
• Working knowledge ofmonitoring and observabilitytools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or similar platforms.
• Familiarity withlogging and log aggregationsystems (Elastic Stack,Open Telemetry, or similar).
• Solid understanding ofLinux administration, networking fundamentals, and system security basics.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate across teams and explain technical decisions clearly.

Nice to Have

• Experience with Helm charts and Kubernetes package management.
• Familiarity with GitOps workflows (e.g., Github Actions, ArgoCD, Flux).
• Experience with designing AWS services based architectures is a plus.
• Experience withAI automation or low-code/no-code platformssuch as N8N is a plus.
• Familiarity with prompt engineering and using AI tools to augment DevOps workflows.
• Exposure to cost optimization strategies for cloud infrastructure.
• Experience with incident response, on-call rotations, or SRE practices (SLOs, error budgets).
• Experience with DevSecOps practices — integrating security scanning and compliance into CI/CD pipelines.

Our adventure includes

• Impact: Shape the future of travel with products used by millions of guests and thousands of hosts. At Holidu ideas become products, data drives decisions, and iteration fuels fast learning. Your work matters - and you’ll see the impact.
• Learning:Grow professionally in a culture that thrives on curiosity and feedback. You’ll learn from outstanding colleagues, collaborate across disciplines, and benefit from mentorship, and personal learning budgets - with a strong focus on AI.
• Great People: Join a team of smart, motivated and international colleagues who challenge and support each other. We celebrate wins and keep our culture fun, ambitious and human. Our customers are guests and hosts - people we can all relate to - making work meaningful and energizing.
• Technology: Work in a modern tech environment. You’ll experience the pace of a scale-up combined with the stability of a proven business model, enabling you to build, test, and improve continuously.
• Flexibility: Work a hybrid setup with 50% in-office time for collaboration, and spend up to 8 weeks a year from other inspiring locations. You’ll stay connected through regular events and meet-ups across our almost 30 offices.
• Perks on Top: Of course, we also offer travel benefits, gym discounts, and other perks to keep you energized - but what truly sets us apart is the chance to grow in a dynamic industry, alongside amazing people, while having fun along the way.

Need a sneak peek?

Check out the adventure that awaits you on Instagram @lifeatholidu and dive straight into the world of Tech at Holidu for more insights!

We are committed to diversity in all aspects of our business. We encourage applications from all genders, all corners of the world and all individual backgrounds. You are welcome to submit your application without a photo and without stating your gender, date of birth, marital status, nationality or disability status (if applicable). If you require any special assistance when arranging interviews, office visits or the recruitment process in general, please contact the relevant HR person responsible for this job and we will do our best to accommodate your needs.