Senior Software Engineer - Kubernetes & AI Automation

Swisscom; Rotterdam; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

Phone/internet allowance (€200/mo)

Health insurance contribution (€275/mo

Training days (5)

Travel allowance

Home office allowance (€500)

Gym subscription

Tax advice

Language course

Job summary

Swisscom's Rotterdam IT hub is shaping the next generation of mobile services within the Mobile Enabling & Transformation area. You will work with engineers to automate, modernize platforms, and drive service orchestration, management, inventory, and infrastructure automation.

Joining a team of experts, you will influence architecture, own end-to-end stakeholder needs, and accelerate delivery using Kubernetes, CI/CD, and AI-assisted development tools.

Qualifications

• A degree in Software Engineering, Telecommunications, or a comparable technical field.
• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving capabilities, combined with a hands-on, proactive attitude.
• Proven ability to engage, influence, and align stakeholders across technical and business domains.
• Experience gathering requirements and delivering stakeholder-centric solutions in complex environments.
• A collaborative mindset with a passion for continuous self-learning, mentoring, and knowledge sharing.
• Proficiency in Golang, Python, Vue.js, or similar technologies.
• Solid experience with Kubernetes and cloud-native platforms, including containers, Helm, and GitOps practices.
• Experience with modern DevOps and CI/CD toolchains such as Git, GitLab Pipelines, and FluxCD.
• Practical use of AI-assisted development tools to enhance engineering efficiency and solution delivery.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, product owners, architects, engineers, and stakeholders to shape technical solutions and priorities.
• Take ownership of end-to-end stakeholder and customer needs — from requirements and solution design to delivery and user acceptance testing.
• Build, operate, and continuously improve applications running on Kubernetes.
• Drive Agile engineering practices through collaboration, code reviews, pair programming, demos, and shared learning.
• Influence architecture and technology decisions to ensure scalable and reliable solutions.
• Accelerate engineering outcomes through AI-powered tools and automation.
• Coach and mentor engineers by fostering a culture of learning and innovation with best practices and engineering excellence.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder engagement

Requirements gathering

Golang

Python

Vue.js

English communication

Team mentoring

Education

Software Engineering or Telecommunications or related field

Tools

Git

GitLab Pipelines

FluxCD

Kubernetes

Helm

Containers

Job description

Swisscom's Rotterdam IT hub is shaping the next generation of mobile services within the Mobile Enabling & Transformation area. You will work with engineers to automate, modernize platforms, and drive service orchestration, management, inventory, and infrastructure automation.

Joining a team of experts, you will influence architecture, own end-to-end stakeholder needs, and accelerate delivery using Kubernetes, CI/CD, and AI-assisted development tools.