Senior Backend & DevOps Engineer (m/f/d) - Peter Park System

Stellenbeschreibung:

Senior Backend & DevOps Engineer – Join us to design and maintain scalable backend systems and infrastructure for a growing network of parking facilities across Europe.

Responsibilities

Architectural Leadership: Develop and refine our core backend systems, serving as the definitive operating system for car parking, with direct impact on both B2B and B2C experiences.
Platform Engineering: Lead the evolution of our Kubernetes cloud platform and CI/CD pipelines, building a robust system that improves developer experience and accelerates delivery across backend and IoT environments.
Advanced Observability: Elevate our monitoring with Datadog, gaining crystal‑clear insights to keep our systems running flawlessly.
Scaling for Growth: Design and implement robust solutions to prepare our platform for a dramatically increasing load, ensuring we can efficiently manage thousands of parking lots across Europe as our business expands.
Engineering Culture Catalyst: Lead by example, promoting clean, efficient code and a culture where our team constantly learns and improves.
System Ownership & Evolution: Build profound expertise in our NodeJS and Python‑based backend services on AWS and edge devices. Own their long‑term evolution, proactively manage technical debt, and strategically evolve our architecture to meet future demands and critical SLA agreements.
Technical Empowerment: Mentor and guide other engineers by sharing your deep knowledge of API, Python and NodeJS design patterns, advanced cloud services, and best‑in‑class DevOps practices to elevate the entire team.

Technologies We Work With

Backend: Event‑driven microservices in Python and NodeJS (NestJS).
Frontend: Monorepo powered by Turbo, pnpm, changesets, and Storybook, primarily using Vue.js.
Frameworks/Libraries: TypeScript, NestJS, BullMQ, and Prisma for backends in an opinionated monorepo approach.
Databases: Amazon RDS, DynamoDB, S3.
Orchestration & CI/CD: Kubernetes (EKS) with Keda and Karpenter for dynamic autoscaling; GitLab for CI/CD.
Infrastructure as Code: Terraform for AWS provisioning.
Serverless: AWS Lambda and the Serverless framework for high‑throughput endpoints.

Work Setup

Hours: 40 hours per week (based on trust).
Home Office Policy: Hybrid model with 3 days in the office / 2 days remote.
Contract: Permanent contract for long‑term stability.
Location: Munich, Bavaria.

Benefits

MacBook (M4 Pro, 48GB RAM) and a 37‑inch curved screen.
Dynamic culture: flat hierarchies, agile teams, and a diverse, international group of colleagues.
Flexible working hours and the option to work from home or our modern Munich office with standing desks.
Competitive salary.
Company pension plan.
Daily meal allowance, weekly free team lunch, a well‑stocked cereal bar, and complimentary drinks.
Job bike program and access to premium sports and fitness facilities via EGYM Wellpass or Urban Sports Club membership across Germany.
Professional development opportunities.
German language learning opportunities.
Exclusive discounts on various branded products through Corporate Benefits.

Qualifications

Real seniority: Not defined by years of experience but by continuous improvement, direct impact on the business, and ownership.
Deep expertise in one or more languages (TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, C++) and strong experience with AWS cloud services.
Proven track record with real‑world production projects handling high throughput and critical systems.
Proficient with modern backend frameworks such as NestJS, Flask, Fastify, or FastAPI.
Excellent written and spoken English (C1 level) is essential. German language proficiency is not required.