Software Developer jobs in Germany

Location: Europe (Time zone: CET: -4h) or on‑site/hybrid in Hamburg, Germany. We are a remote‑first company.

Kubermatic is an adaptable and autonomous software delivery startup based in Hamburg (founded 2016). Our tools are built with Kubernetes and cloud‑native solutions to deliver the automated flexible and resilient infrastructure that modern businesses need to thrive and innovate.

We maintain the CNCF Sandbox Project kcp and are among the leading European corporate contributors to Kubernetes. Our engineering team actively contributes to CNCF projects, open‑sources our core products on GitHub, and regularly present at industry conferences and community events.

You’ll join the KDP (Kubermatic Development Platform) team, which brings self‑service developer platforms to enterprises. KDP leverages kcp to deliver a novel approach for building multi‑tenant platforms. By providing a centralized catalog it simplifies the creation, integration, and management of services, greatly lowering the operational burden for DevOps platform and developer teams.

As a product engineer on our 5‑person team you’ll drive features from discovery to delivery and shape architectural and product decisions. You’ll engage directly with users to understand their challenges and pain points. We work closely as a team, often pairing on features to deliver high‑quality software faster. Our development approach emphasizes tracer‑bullet development – getting working solutions in front of customers early followed by iterative refinement.

You’ll work primarily in Go developing Kubernetes operators and high‑availability services that power our platform. KDP is currently available as a standalone on‑premises solution, and as we prepare to launch a new SaaS offering you’ll help evolve our tech stack to meet these emerging requirements.

• Design, build, and refine KDP features with a focus on user value and technical excellence.
• Break down implementations into iterative deliverables and determine optimal rollout strategies.
• Develop scalable services and Kubernetes operators in Go that power our platform.
• Own features end‑to‑end from discovery through delivery, including direct engagement with users.
• Stay current with customer challenges and emerging trends in the platform engineering space.
• Contribute patches to upstream projects such as when opportunities arise.
• Extend the MCP server for KDP and integrate with leading AI tools.

Participate in the on‑call rotation.

• You genuinely enjoy creating tools that make other engineers’ lives easier and their work more productive.
• 3 years of professional experience with Go and at least 1 year working with Kubernetes controllers and operators.
• Strong proficiency in distributed systems, container technologies, Kubernetes, the cloud‑native ecosystem, and AWS (or GCP).
• Experience building internal developer platforms or infrastructure‑as‑code solutions using operators is a big plus.
• Familiarity with feature flags and progressive delivery practices is beneficial.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with Product Management and cross‑functional stakeholders.
• Excellent communication skills, a pragmatic problem‑solving mindset, genuine curiosity about customer challenges, and empathy for KDP users.

• Competitive salary
• B2B contracts available with paid time off annually plus local bank holidays
• Remote‑first: work from anywhere in Europe (CET 4h)
• A dynamic yet laid‑back team environment
• Regular hackathons and company offsites
• Best‑in‑class development tools of your choice
• Full support for training and certifications (CKA, Linux Foundation, etc.) and conference attendance
• Speaker support – we’ll back you if you want to present at events
• Active community involvement – enjoy our meetups and our flagship community conference ContainerDays

Employment Type: Full‑Time

Experience: 3+ years

Vacancy: 1