Senior Platform & Backend Engineer (Kubernetes, Python) (m/f/d)

United States Digital Space LLC; United States; Hybrid; USD 103,603 - 126,626; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Office in Berlin

Remote work days

Flexible hours

30 vacation days

Unlimited contract

Virtual shares

Mobility budget

Fitness budget

Snacks and drinks

Signing bonus

Job summary

Dive CAE, Berlin, is seeking a Senior Platform & Backend Engineer to help scale a cloud-native simulation platform. You will contribute to infrastructure, data pipelines, and high-performance Python services across multi-tenant deployments.

Join a collaborative team working with Kubernetes, Temporal, Grafana, and PostgreSQL to deliver robust backend systems and scalable cloud solutions for engineering customers worldwide.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent
• 3+ years of platform/backend engineering experience
• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes, Helm, Docker, ArgoCD and Terraform
• Experience with Grafana stack and PostgreSQL
• Proficient in REST, WebSocket and RPC communications
• Strong collaboration and ownership in cross-functional teams
• Experience with cloud infrastructure and scalable services

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and maintain cloud infrastructure, building a scalable, redundant, and secure foundation to our product
• Manage database and storage solutions to ensure terabytes of data are stored, retrieved, and maintained effectively
• Improve observability of our platform by extending metrics, logging, and tracing
• Develop and extend Python web services, with emphasis on robust business logic
• Build durable workflows using Temporal to orchestrate and manage complex processes
• Aid in designing service architectures for scalability, reliability, and performance

Skills

Kubernetes

Helm

Docker

ArgoCD

Terraform

Grafana

SQL

PostgreSQL

REST APIs

WebSocket

RPC

Communication

Ownership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science

Tools

Temporal

Job description

About us

Dive CAE is a deep-tech software company headquartered in Berlin that provides advanced simulation software for engineering teams in various manufacturing industries incl. automotive, machinery, electronics, consumer goods and processing. We are on the mission to unlock fully autonomous physical product testing and validation via multiphysics simulation agents. These are driven by unique high-fidelity 3D simulation engines that are integrated in a scalable cloud-native enterprise platform to help engineers simulate what they could not before at a pace they've never seen before.

Our workplace is ambitious, friendly, and interactive – where challenges are embraced with the mantra

It’s sometimes hard, but it’s always fun. – Johannes, CTO.

Your Mission

At Dive, we are building a cloud-native, agent-native simulation platform that makes advanced heat and fluid simulation accessible to every mechanical engineer. Join Dive's engineering team, where you'll collaborate with expert engineers across disciplines to create and enhance solvers and algorithms in C++ and Python. Engage in developing scalable cloud systems and crafting 3D web interfaces for effective data presentation across various devices. Be a part of a revolutionary engineering product journey.

Your Responsibilities

The Dive platform is successfully used by hundreds of enterprises around the world. The multi-tenant application relies on dozens of nodes orchestrated over a highly dynamic Kubernetes infrastructure. As a Senior Platform & Backend Engineer, you will plan, implement, test, and roll out new infrastructure, services, and data pipelines so that customers all over the world have access to a high-performance product.

• Design, implement and maintain cloud infrastructure, building a scalable, redundant, and secure foundation to our product
• Manage database and storage solutions to ensure terabytes of data are stored, retrieved, and maintained effectively
• Improve observability of our platform by extending metrics, logging, and tracing in collaboration with other team members
• You will develop and extend Python web services, with a strong emphasis on crafting efficient and robust business logic
• You will build durable workflows using Temporal (temporal.io) to orchestrate and manage complex processes and interactions within our application
• You will aid in the design of service architectures, ensuring that they are scalable, reliable, and performant

Your Qualifications

• You have 3+ years of industry experience in platform or backend development
• You have successfully completed a bachelor’s degree in computer science, applied science, or a similar educational background
• You approach complex technical challenges with critical thinking, make well-reasoned architectural decisions, and effectively prioritize work to deliver reliable, maintainable solutions
• You demonstrate proficiency with infrastructure technologies like Kubernetes, Helm, Docker, ArgoCD, and Terraform
• You have used and ideally implemented the Grafana monitoring stack in a project
• You have practical experience with SQL database technologies such as PostgreSQL
• You are familiar with client-server and inter-service communication patterns like REST APIs, WebSocket and RPC
• You communicate and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, take ownership of your work, continuously learn and adapt to new technologies

You thrive in an agile software development environment and embrace DevOps principles and practices

We know that great candidates don't always meet every requirement. If you're excited about the opportunity and believe you can make an impact, we'd love to hear from you.

Our Offer

• A unique opportunity to shape the future of hardware engineering
• Backing of leading investors who share our ambition to build a category-defining business
• A commitment to transparency in how we communicate, collaborate, and approach career development and compensation
• A highly motivated and ambitious team, with regular company events, celebrations, and offsites
• An unlimited employment contract from day one with a mutual three-month notice period and 30 vacation days
• An office culture with flexible working hours and the option to work remotely on selected days
• A modern office in the heart of Berlin near Alexanderplatz, featuring panoramic views from the 20th floor
• A comprehensive benefits package, including virtual shares, mobility and fitness budgets, complimentary drinks and snacks, and more
• A signing bonus for candidates joining us directly from another employment

The Process

We welcome and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, ages, and cultural diversity.