Software Engineer (m/f/x) – Object Storage

Hetzner Cloud GmbH; Germany (OH); On-site; USD 77,643 - 98,766; Full time

Job summary

Hetzner Cloud GmbH is seeking a Software Engineer (m/f/x) for its Object Storage team. You will help operate and scale a Ceph-based storage platform, building tools, services, and processes to keep it running reliably. The stack includes Go, gRPC, Kafka, and PostgreSQL; Linux and Kubernetes underpin the environment.

An on-call rotation can be performed remotely within Germany. The team works remotely across Germany and from the Munich office, focusing on robust, scalable systems and

Qualifications

• Must have well-tested Go code in production.
• Experience designing event-driven microservices.
• Comfort with Linux systems and Kubernetes.
• Fluent in English; German a plus.
• Reliable, self-motivated and team-oriented.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement robust architecture for object storage.
• Write, test, and run microservices using Go, gRPC, Kafka, and PostgreSQL.
• Design and operate public HTTP APIs for customers.
• Build tooling for maintenance and set up monitoring and observability.
• Collaborate with infrastructure engineers to scale large storage clusters.

Skills

English fluency

Self-motivated

Teamwork

Tools

Go

gRPC

Kafka

PostgreSQL

Linux

Kubernetes

HTTP APIs

Job description

Software Engineer (m/f/x) – Object Storage

Our Hetzner Cloud team consists of around 80 employees and works both remotely across Germany and from our office in Munich (Unterföhring).

Object Storage is the newest addition to Hetzner's portfolio of storage products. Although still young, it's already an impressive system: multiple clusters spanning dozens of petabytes of capacity, built on Ceph.

We're looking for a Software Engineer (m/f/x) who is enthusiastic about Ceph and keen to help us operate and scale our large Ceph setups – building the tools, services, and processes that keep them running smoothly and reliably.

This position includes an on-call rotation to maintain our services, which can be performed remotely within Germany.

The annual salary for this position is between €68,000 and €86,500 gross. The exact salary level will be determined based on professional experience and the scope of responsibilities.

What you’ll do

You’ll design and implement a robust and resilient architecture for the object storage product

You’ll write, test, and run microservices using Go, gRPC, Kafka, and PostgreSQL

You’ll design, implement, and operate public HTTP APIs for our customers

You’ll build tooling for maintenance and set up monitoring and observability

You’ll work closely with infrastructure engineers to find the best way to operate large storage clusters

Your profile

You have experience writing well-tested, production-grade Go code

You have experience designing and implementing event-driven microservices

You feel comfortable working with Linux systems and Kubernetes

You are reliable, self-motivated and open-minded

Bonus: Familiarity with the S3 API and storage systems such as Ceph

You are business fluent in English, German is a plus

Mac, PC or Linux — whatever you prefer, we provide it for you.

You will work with a casual team in a friendly and pleasant working environment.

Flexibility

Whether it's working from home or flexible working hours outside of our core working hours — your needs matter.

Further training

We offer a budget of EUR 2,500 per employee per year to invest in your personal development.

HelloBonnie

In addition to an attractive compensation, you will get a prepaid credit card that we will top up for you monthly with EUR 50.

Events

We highly value and promote in-person meetings such as our offsite, our Christmas party, Oktoberfest, and events on other occasions.

EGYM

We want to invest in the health of our employees and partner with EGYM Wellpass to provide an attractive offer for a wide range of fitness options all across Germany.

We pay part of the childcare costs until your child goes to school.

Workation

You want to combine work and vacation? We want to make this possible for you!

Company holidays

With us, 24 December and 31 December are annual holidays. This means, you don’t need to sacrifice your own vacation days.

Bikeleasing

Exercise keeps us fit. For this reason, you can lease a bicycle of your choice through us.

Recommend a friend Bonus

Our way to thank you if you recommended a new colleague to us.

All-round care

For those who love working in the office: Free drinks and snacks, air-conditioned office with height-adjustable desks, charging station for electric cars and much more.